Groveland Cargo Mission Aircraft Accident Fatalities 1959

On July 25, 1959, a Cessna 180 registered N3124C crashed in the vicinity of the Groveland Ranger Station of the Stanislaus National Forest. The flight was contracted to drop supplies to a fire camp. A total of three individuals were aboard the aircraft, and two were fatally injured. 1959 was an active fire season in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains, with the 1,300-acre Smith Fire starting less than two miles southwest of the ranger station on July 17. More information regarding the fire, the flight, or the names of those aboard is not readily available.