Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross crash, Jan 24, 1952, Pana...
Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross accident on January 24, 1952 near Panamint Springs California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure...
- Date: January 24, 1952
- Aircraft: Grumman HU-16 (SA-16) Albatross
- Location: Panamint Springs California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure in flight
On a night flight from Mountain Home AFB to San Diego at about 11,000 feet, one engine failed. The six crew bailed out and the aircraft, still flying, hit a slope of Towne Peak in Dolomite Canyon in Death Valley, about seven miles northeast of Panamint Springs. All occupants survived and the aircraft was destroyed.