Grumman F6F Hellcat    First flight: 1942  1 Piston engine

167 occurrences in the ASN safety database
51 fatalities

acc. date	type	reg.	operator	fat.	location		dmg
12 Sep 1945	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	41572	US Navy				w/o
12 Sep 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	77386	US Navy				w/o
12 Sep 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58647	US Navy				w/o
27 Oct 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	80099	US Navy		Bluethenthal AAF		w/o
5 Nov 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	58330	US Navy				w/o
21 Nov 1945	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	70540	US Navy				w/o
18 May 1946	Grumman Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	1	1 mi S of Harwichport, MA		w/o
22 Dec 1947	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	79480	US Navy (USN)		near Lebec, California		w/o
22 Dec 1947	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	72501	US Navy (USN)		near Lebec, California		w/o
23 Jun 1948	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	79445	United States Navy (USN)	1+1	Detroit, MI		w/o
12 Feb 1949	Grumman F6F Hellcat		US Navy	1	Sewell near Camden, NJ		w/o
2 Mar 1949	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	WF14	US Marine Corps	1+1	Mount Baldy, CA		w/o
2 Mar 1949	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	WF9	US Marine Corps	1+1	Mount Baldy, CA		w/o
30 Jul 1949	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	72887	United States Navy (USN)	1+15	near Chesterfield, NJ		w/o
2 Aug 1950	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	79576	US Navy				w/o
1 Nov 1950	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	78055	US Navy				w/o
27 Nov 1950	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	78598	US Navy				w/o
4 Mar 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Armée de l'Air	0	Rach Gia region, SVN		w/o
4 May 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	1	Salins d'Hyères, Var 83		w/o
5 May 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	1	Tyrrhenian Sea		w/o
23 Jun 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale		80 km from Saigon		w/o
30 Jul 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	1	6 mi from Cape Ferrat		w/o
1 Aug 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	79812	Aéronavale	1	off Provence		w/o
3 Oct 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	A-45.	Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU)	0	near Fort Worth-Meacham (FTW), TX		w/o
4 Oct 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	A-451	Aviación Naval Uruguaya	0	Meacham Field, Fort Worth, TX		sub
29 Oct 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	1+1	near Sollies-Tourcas (Var)		w/o
29 Oct 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	1+1	near Sollies-Tourcas (Var)		w/o
7 Nov 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	77828	Aéronavale	1	Chi-Tanh		w/o
12 Nov 1951	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	79209	USN	1+1	Stanton, CA		w/o
13 Nov 1951	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	1+1	4 mi S of Buena Park, CA		w/o
27 May 1952	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	80024	United States Navy (USN)	0			w/o
18 Aug 1952	Grumman F6F Hellcat (2x)		United States Navy (USN)	0+1	Kahoolawe Island, HI		w/o
9 Sep 1952	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	80040	Aéronavale	1	near Hyères, Var 83		w/o
unk. date 1952	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	A-45.	Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU)				w/o
29 Jan 1953	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	1	Lavandou (Var)		w/o
1 Mar 1953	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	93869	United States Navy (USN)	1	4 mi NW of Lancaster, CA		w/o
5 Mar 1953	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	0	off Corpus Christi, TX		w/o
13 May 1953	Grumman F6F Hellcat UAV		United States Navy (USN)	0	near Palm City, CA		w/o
13 May 1953	Grumman F6F Hellcat UAV ?		United States Navy (USN)	0+3	carrier Wright		w/o
14 May 1953	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	78761	United States Navy (USN)	0	Fort Mugu, CA		w/o
12 Oct 1953	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	78911	United States Navy (USN)	0			w/o
5 Dec 1953	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	80065	Aéronavale	1	4,5 km S of Cho-Moi, NVN		w/o
13 Mar 1954	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	94027	Aéronavale	1	Baie d'Along, NVN		w/o
15 Mar 1954	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	93840	Aéronavale	1	N of Dien-Bien-Phu, NVN		w/o
29 Mar 1954	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	1	near NAS Kingsville, TX		w/o
26 Apr 1954	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	0			w/o
18 May 1954	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	1	NAAS Kingsville, TX		w/o
24 May 1954	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	78.848	Aéronavale	1+1	near Istres BAN, Bouches-du-Rhône 13		w/o
24 May 1954	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	94.0389	Aéronavale	1+1	near Istres BAN, Bouches-du-Rhône 13		w/o
20 Jul 1954	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	1	near NAS Kingsville, TX		w/o
4 Sep 1954	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat		Aéronavale	1	near Saint-Maur		w/o
11 Oct 1954	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	1	15 mi SW of Kingsville, TX		w/o
28 Jul 1955	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	1	near Ream Field, CA		w/o
3 Nov 1955	Grumman F6F Hellcat UAV		United States Navy (USN)	0	Bass Island, SC		w/o
17 Nov 1955	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	A-452	Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU)				w/o
22 Mar 1956	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	0	off Guantanamo		w/o
16 Aug 1956	Grumman F6F Hellcat	276	United States Navy (USN)	0	11 mi E of Palmdale, CA		w/o
29 Apr 1957	Grumman F6F Hellcat		United States Navy (USN)	0	ca 60 mi from Spokane, WA		w/o
28 May 1957	Grumman F6F Hellcat drone		United States Navy (USN)	0	near Spokane, WA		w/o
9 Dec 1959	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	A-455	Aviación Naval Uruguaya (ANU)				w/o
12 Oct 1969	Grumman F6F Hellcat	N7861C	private	0	Victoria, TX		w/o
12 Jun 1977	Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat	N4965V	Private	0	Canby, OR		sub
3 Apr 1979	Grumman F6F	N100TF	Private	0	San Marcos, CA		w/o
19 May 1984	Grumman F6F-5	NX496W	Private	0	Chino, CA		sub
11 Jan 2003	Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat	N4994V	Planes of Fame	0	Parker, AZ		sub
8 Oct 2005	Grumman F6F	N4994V	Private	1	Monterey, TN		sub
3 Mar 2024	Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat	N4998V	F6F Hellcat Inc	0	Visalia, CA		min