Accident Boeing B-17G N3678G, Thursday 11 October 1962
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Date:Thursday 11 October 1962
Time:16:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic B17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing B-17G
Owner/operator:Routh Aircraft Inc
Registration: N3678G
MSN: 17-8390
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mount Lincoln, Stillwater Mountains, 24 miles E of Fallon, NV -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:Minden, NV
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into a hill during a violent wind storm and caught fire.

Sources:

https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PAC19621012.1.3&srpos=1377&e=26-04-1962-31-12-1962--en--20--1361-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------

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