Mid-air collision Accident Grumman C-1A Trader 136772,
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Date:Thursday 24 November 1983
Time:
Type:Grumman C-1A Trader
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 136772
MSN: 25
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Mediterranean Sea -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Palma, Majorca, Spain
Destination airport:Sigonella NAS, Sicily
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Two Grumman C-1A Trader aircraft, 136753 and 136772 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after a suspected in-flight mid-air collision 150 miles from Palma, Spain. Only debris found & 7 MIA.

Sources:

vr-24.org
- JBaugher
L'Unita 26 November 1983, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Apr-2010 12:33 TB Added
22-Oct-2016 18:54 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]
14-May-2017 10:02 harro Updated [Narrative]
07-Feb-2020 17:10 TB Updated [Operator, Source]
25-Mar-2022 15:58 PolandMoment Updated [Narrative]

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