51-7173

On May 25, 1953 at 12:00 AM, 51-7173 experienced a crash involving Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Kings Canyon National Park California.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was taking part to SAR operations for a missing Beechcraft Bonanza registered N8449A. En route, an engine failed. All five crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in the Kings Park National Park. All five occupants were recovered uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 51-7173, MSN G-223.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.9153°, -118.6077°.