Greybull - Greybull

On September 3, 1969 at 02:50 PM, Greybull - Greybull experienced a crash involving Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, operated by Hawkins %26 Powers Aviation, with the event recorded near Greybull Wyoming.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. 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.

Aircraft reference details include registration N1911H, MSN 59792, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.4889°, -108.0554°.