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    Airframe Family: Consolidated B-24/C-87/C-109 Liberator / PB4Y/P-4 Privateer
    Latest Model:PB4Y-2 Privateer
    Last Military Serial:66260 USN
    Last Civil Registration:N7620C
    Compressed ID:Consolidated PB4Y-2 sn 66260 USN cr...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hawkins and Powers Aviation

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a PB4Y-2.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Navy with BuNo 66260.


    Photographer: William T Larkins
    Notes: With Coast Guard Air Station at San Francisco.

    10 March 1969

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7620C (P4Y-2, 66260) issued.

    16 June 1969

    To Hawkins and Powers Aviation Inc, Greybull, WY with new c/r N7620C.

    Based at Hawkins and Powers, South Bighorn County Airport, Greybull, WY.
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    16 June 1969

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR7620C (P4Y-2, 66260) issued.


    Photographer: Unknown

    April 1991


    Photographer: Nate Wilburn
    Notes: Taken at Fresno, California.

    By September 1994

    Operated as fire service #123.

    September 1994


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: At Greybull//Wyoming (GEY) in September 1994

    By 18 July 2002

    To Hawkins and Powers Aviation keeping c/r N7620C.

    18 July 2002

    Crashed.
    Summary: The airframe was destroyed. There were two fatalities. There were 8,346 hours on the airframe at the time. It was a local fire fighting flight from Broomfield-Jeffco Airport, CO (BJC/KBJC), United States of America. The accident occurred at 10 km (6. 3 mls) SW of Estes Park, CO (United States of America) while maneuvering. Narrative: Super Privateer Tanker 123 was being used by the U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service to drop fire retardant on the Big Elk fire near Lyons, CO. The airplane was loaded with approximately 2,000 gallons of fire retardant, and 550 gallons of fuel and departed Broomfield-Jeffco Airport at 18:15...
    For a complete description of the event read the Aviation Safety Network Report.

    30 December 2002

    Civil registration, N7620C, cancelled.
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