# NTSB DEN78FA049: Fairchild C-119G, N3560, Greybull, WY, June 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1978
- Place: Greybull, WY · GREYBULL, WY
- Location: 44.4865° N, 108.0557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greybull, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4865&lon=-108.0557&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140474
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN78FA049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4253  78/6/10  NR.GREYBULL,WY        FAIRCHILD C-119G    CR-  3  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 4250
        TIME - 1700                    N3560               PX-  0  0  1  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREYBULL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         GREYBULL,WY                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3560](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3560-1989-11-20), registration cancelled 1989-11-20, S/N 10957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD C-119G
- Registry model: [Fairchild C-119G-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-c-119g-3e) (registry code 3372110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greybull

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780610037049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780610037049A), Jun 10, 1978: Frchld C82STWDAVI, Greybull, WY, Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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