Airplane Crash Near Flaming Gorge

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Title Airplane Crash Near Flaming Gorge
Identifier VE2516
Subject Airplane Crash; Men
Spatial Coverage Uintah County (Utah)
Description A Cessna 170A was enroute from Ogden, Utah, to Grand Junction, Colorado when it crashed near the highway going to Flaming Gorge. The plane piloted by Jerry Koethe of Seatle, Washington, with limited visability and diminishing fuel, attempted to land on the access highway to Flaming Gorge. After successfully going under the high voltage powerline the plane skidded into a guard rail resulting in the loss of a wheel with additional damage occurring. The pilot and passengers were not injured. This is a Bureau of Reclamation photo taken by Friend B. Slote.
Donor Vernal Express
Source Collection Vernal Express
Publisher Digital Uintah County Regional History Center
Date 1962-02-24
Type Image/StillImage
Format image/jpeg
Language eng
Rights Digital Image, Copyright 2020 Uintah County Regional History Center
Archival Resolution 700 dpi, 3944 x 2875 pixels
Low Resolution 800 x 600 pixels
Bit Depth 8
Scanning Device Epson Perfection V800
Scanning Technician Elaine Carr
ARK ark:/87278/s63z3z18
Setname ucl_vep
ID 1616783
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s63z3z18