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Date: | Wednesday 30 December 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
Owner/operator: | Arabian American Oil Co |
Registration: | N731A |
MSN: | 974 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Rub Alkhali area -
Saudi Arabia
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed near remote exploration camp in Saudi Arabian desert. Pilot, geologist and exploration driller. All US citizen.
Sources:
The Spokesman-Review 1 January 1960, p2 n
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Dec-2017 13:02 |
TB |
Added |
05-May-2022 16:17 |
Cobar |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source] |
05-May-2022 16:18 |
Cobar |
Updated [Aircraft type] |