ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176160
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| Date: | Saturday 7 March 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Sikorsky H-19 (S-55) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Spokane, WA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Fairchild AFB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flew into powerline and crashed in Spokane river during search for missing girl (9).
Sources:
Folha da Manhã 8 March 1959, p2
Spokane Daily Chronical 7 March 1959, p1/9 March 1959, p5
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2015 18:13 | TB | Added |
| 25-Oct-2017 14:50 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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