Tucson - Tucson

On July 12, 1971 at 03:30 PM, Tucson - Tucson experienced a crash involving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, operated by Aero Union, with the event recorded near Tucson Arizona.

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, 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 fire fighting mission in the region of Tucson, Arizona. While flying at low height, the crew noticed a loss of power on all four engines and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an uninhabited area and came to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration N9324Z, MSN 32183, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.2229°, -110.9748°.