Incident Name:
Date: 07/20/1964
Personnel: Hardy Sandvig
Age: 43
Agency/Organization: Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT
Position: aerial firefighter
Summary: On July 20, 1964 Hardy Sandvig in a WWII-era bomber was dropping retardant on a Montana fire near Lost Trail Pass, Beaverhead, Montana. His aircraft hit trees at crest of mountain ridge along flight path. He did not survive.
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- Concise Information from the NTSB, FAA, AAP and research by the WLF Staff:
- 7/20/1964
- 1 killed, Hardy Sandvig
- Operator: Johnson Flying Service, Missoula, MT
- Type: TBM
- Location: near Lost Trail Pass, Beaverhead County, MT
- FAA Registration # N7016C
- NTSB # “Unknown”
- National Transportation Safety Board: Probable Cause (html)
- Type of accident: Stall. He was making an in flight procedure turnaround
- Probable cause(s): Pilot-in-Command failed to obtain/maintain flying speed
- Factor(s): weather, high density altitude
- Remarks – hit trees at crest of mountain ridge along flight path
- For more information consult the NTSB online lookup Utility Use FAA Registration # N7016C
- Smokejumper Staticline publication 1994 – 07 (13 MB pdf)
- Montana, Death Index, 1860-2007: Hardy Sandvig
- Montana, Beaverhead County Records, 1862-2009: Hardy Harding Sandvig
- United States Social Security Death Index: Hardy Sandvig
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