Incident Name:
Date: February 6, 1975
Personnel: 3 lives lost
Age:
Agency/Organization: unknown
Position: aerial firefighters
Summary:
William Schofield
William Newman
third person – passenger
May not be fire, check
near Winslow AZ
Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Concise Information from the NTSB, FAA, AAP, USFS and research by the WLF Staff:
- February 6, 1975
- 3 killed: William Schofield, William Newman and a third passenger
- Operator: xxname of city, state; under contract with xxx
- Type: CONVAIR PBY-5A Catalina
- Location: near Wikieup, AZ
- FAA Registration # N5588W
- NTSB # XXXXXXXXXX
- National Transportation Safety Board: example Factual Report (xx K pdf)
- National Transportation Safety Board: example Probable Cause (html)Low altitude… The pilot in command… Factors in the accident were: downdraft, updraft…
- NTSB: example Full Narrative (html)
- For more information consult the NTSB online lookup Utility Use NTSB Identification: bunch of 10 numbers-letters
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