Red Bluff - Red Bluff

On December 1, 1959 at 12:00 AM, Red Bluff - Red Bluff experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-11 Kansan, operated by Aero Atlas, with the event recorded near Red Bluff California.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The airplane was engaged in a firefighting mission under call sign Tanker 27. Shortly after takeoff from Red Bluff Airport, while in initial climb, an engine failed. The airplane stalled, struck trees and crashed in flames. Both crew members escaped while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration N6962C, MSN 4565, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.1784°, -122.2359°.