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Crash of a Lockheed P2V-7 Neptune near Dixon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1992 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N70600
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Tucson - Greybull
MSN:
726-7227
YOM:
1958
Location:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
6000
Captain / Total hours on type:
180.00
Aircraft flight hours:
8401
Circumstances:
The flight had departed Tucson, AZ, on a special VFR ferry flight to Greybull, WY. The airplane was not instrumented for IFR flight. When the flight reported over Winslow, it was advised that VFR flight was not recommended northbound from its present position. Surface weather conditions in southcentral wyoming/northwestern Colorado at the time of the accident were consistent with low ceilings, clouds and snow as reported by witnesses and surface weather observations. The witnesses, located near the Dixon Airport, reported hearing a low flying aircraft travelling west to east, and another witness northeast of the arpt heard an aircraft 'revving' its engines. Radar data shows the aircraft tracking northbound slightly east of the Dixon airport, and executing a clockwise 360° turn northeast of the airport and in the vicinity of one of the witnesses. The last radar target received placed the aircraft approximately one mile north-northeast of the accident site. The aircraft impacted snow covered terrain in a steep nose-down attitude. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
The pilot-in-command's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions which resulted in a loss of control due to the lack of aircraft attitude indicators and resultant pilot spatial disorientation. A factor which contributed to the accident was the weather condition(s).
Final Report:

Crash of a Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar in Greybull: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1978 at 1700 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N3560
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Greybull - Greybull
MSN:
10957
YOM:
1952
Flight number:
Tanker 140
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Captain / Total flying hours:
4250
Captain / Total hours on type:
400.00
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a local test flight at Greybull Airport and was carrying one passenger and three crew members. After takeoff, while climbing, the crew encountered technical problems with the right engine. The captain elected to return and initiated a turn when the aircraft lost height and crashed. All three crew members were killed while the passenger was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident could not be determined.
Final Report:

Crash of a Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer in Greybull: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1969 at 1450 LT
Operator:
Registration:
N1911H
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Greybull - Greybull
MSN:
59792
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Captain / Total flying hours:
6000
Captain / Total hours on type:
100.00
Circumstances:
The crew departed Greybull on a firefighting mission. While flying at low height, the aircraft went through the smoke when it struck tree tops and crashed in flames in a wooded area. Both pilots were killed.
Probable cause:
Improper in-flight decisions or planning on part of the flying crew. The following factors were considered as contributing:
- Obstructions to vision,
- Hidden obstruction,
- High obstructions,
- Right wing down hit highest trees in flight path.
Final Report: