ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 111567
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| Date: | Monday 30 July 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-6F Texan |
| Owner/operator: | 3525th AMSqn /3525th AMGp USAF |
| Registration: | 44-81769 |
| MSN: | 121-42491 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Williams AFB, Mesa, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Williams AFB, Mesa, AZ |
| Williams AFB, Mesa, AZ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Texan 44-81769 (MSN 121-42491) 4161st Base Unit (Air Force Reserve Unit), Air Defense Command, Bedford Field, MA. Damaged landing at Bedford Field 5 March 1946. 3556th Maintenance Squadron, 3555th Maintenance & Supply Group, Perrin AFB, Sherman, TX. Crash landed at Perrin AFB 23 April 1951. Accident at Perrin AFB 27 June 1951. 3525th Maintenance Squadron, 3525th Maintenance & Supply Group, Williams AFB, Mesa, AZ.
Crashed in a collision with parked North American T-28As 49-1624 and 49-1685 during landing at Williams AFB 30 July 1951. Pilot named as Otto T. Couperus.
NOTE: Serial mis-recorded in some published sources as "44-61769" (which was a Boeing B-29)
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1944_5.html
2. https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1951Jul.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2021 18:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2021 08:50 | TGM | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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