Fairchild C-119G N3560

10 June 1978 · Greybull, Wyoming, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 10 June 1978 at about 17:00 local time, a Fairchild C-119G registered N3560, operated by Hawkins & Powe, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Greybull, Wyoming, United States. 4 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 10 June 1978 at 17:00
Classification: Accident
Location: Greybull, Wyoming, United States
Nearest airport: Greybull
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Fairchild C-119G
Registration: N3560
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Hawkins & Powe
Operating rule: Fixed Base Operator
Purpose of flight: Test
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Route: S → Local
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-4253

People

3 people died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
4	3	0	0	1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-4253, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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Date	Aircraft	Location	Operator	Outcome	Died
27 Jun 1981	Fairchild C-119G N8682	Bettles, Alaska, United States no coordinates	Hawkins Powers	Minor injuries	-
7 Sep 1981	Fairchild C-119G N8504W	Dahl Creek, Alaska, United States no coordinates	BEN Lomond, Inc	No injuries	-

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