Medford - Medford

On July 27, 1970 at 02:15 PM, Medford - Medford experienced a crash involving Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer, operated by Rosenbalm Aviation, with the event recorded near Diamond Lake Oregon.

The flight was categorized as fire fighting and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 crew was engaged in a firefighting mission and departed Medford Airport around noon. En route, three engines stopped and/or lost power and the crew lost control of the airplane that crashed into Diamond Lake. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, both crew members were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N3191G, MSN 59754, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.1602°, -122.1505°.