Status: | |
Date: | Friday 31 August 1962 |
Type: | Curtiss C-46F Commando |
Operator: | Bird & Sons |
Registration: | N4877V |
MSN: | 22442 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Phu Fa ( Laos)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Curtiss C-46F, crashed into a mountain peak near Phu Fa in central Laos, while making a low level-drop at the LS-16 strip
Sources:
» Air America cooperation with other airlines / Dr. Joe F Leeker
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.