Convair P4Y-2 N7237C
27 June 1974 · Safford, Arizona, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 June 1974 at about 07:26 local time, a Convair P4Y-2 registered N7237C, operated by George H.stell, was involved in an accident during in flight near Safford, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 07:26
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Safford, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Convair P4Y-2
- Registration
- N7237C
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- George H.stell
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Fire Control
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Tucson, Ariz → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1735
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING FIRE CNTRL SLURRY RUN ACFT HIT TREES ON MTN SLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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