ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74095
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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1961 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Lockheed 12A Electra Junior |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N16020 |
| MSN: | 1243/212-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Fort Irwin, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Quartz Hill/Palmdale, CA |
| Las Vegas, NV | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into Tieford mountain while approaching Fort Irwin for emergency landing due to mechanical problems. Ex military Lockheed 212 (cn 212-13) and one of the owners was Paul Mantz. Two Lockheed Aircraft engineering test pilots.
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N56.htm
Santa Cruz Sentinel 17 December 1961, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2010 09:51 | TB | Added |
| 15-Feb-2011 14:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 15-Feb-2011 14:13 | TB | Updated [[Operator, Narrative]] |
| 16-Feb-2011 12:29 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Jul-2018 20:32 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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