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| Date: | Wednesday 2 August 1944 |
| Time: | 14:55 |
| Type: | Fairchild 71 |
| Owner/operator: | US Forest Service / S&M Flying Service |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Illinois Valley Airport (3S4) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | 3S4 |
| 3S4 |
Pilot Frederick Frank, a smokejumper pilot for the Cave Junction Smokejumpers based at Illinois Valley, had taken off with a load of Smokejumpers to attack a fire in Southern Oregon. He experienced engine failure immediately after rotation (at 30 to 50 feet) and was able to land safely on the remaining runway. Frank inspected the engine, drained the sediment bowl, and tested the engine on the ground. After a satisfactory performance, he decided to test the aircraft without passengers. After takeoff, the aircraft pitched up and at 300 to 400 feet AGL, the engine again failed. The aircraft impacted the ground and was destroyed in a post-crash fire.
Sources:
"The Static Line" Smokejumper Newsletter, Oct 1996: https://dc.ewu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=smokejumper_mag
Medford Mail Tribune, August 3, 1944
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2024 17:42 | erapland | Added |
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