Incident Lockheed F-80C J-337,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227614
 
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Date:Tuesday 14 April 1959
Time:16:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic f80 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-80C
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea de Chile
Registration: J-337
MSN: 080-2059
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Los Cerrillos -   Chile
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Los Cerillos/Grupo 7
Destination airport:Los Cerrillos
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
(1) Overrun wet runway. (2) A T-33 and a F-80 returning due to bad visibility and made simultan emergency landings. Both overrun the runway, the T-33 ("B-14, D33"=J-314, T-33 ?) with Ten Fernando Silva and S.Ten Sergio Flores, at about 100 meters and was slightly damaged, the F-80 (J3 37), overrun at 800 meters, was serious damaged and the pilot Ten Mario Silva suffered injuries. One of the jets lost a "projectil" which exploded and caused damages on a city street.

Sources:

(1) Los primeros reactores en la FACh
(2) La Nación (Santiago) 15 April 1959, p1+8 (photo T-33)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jul-2019 13:05 TB Added
17-Jul-2020 21:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
19-Jun-2021 16:36 TB Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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