ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 108234
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| Date: | Sunday 12 March 1944 |
| Time: | 16:28 |
| Type: |  Lockheed P-38J Lightning |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-67639 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 Mi NE Lomita Field -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lomita Flight Strip |
Lomita, CA: At 1628, a Lockheed P-38J crashed five miles northeast of Lomita Flight Strip, killing pilot Major Robert C. Twyman, who fell to his death in an unsuccessful parachute jump. The airplane took off from the Lomita Flight Strip on a routine aerobatic training flight. The pilot had an unknown problem that caused him to bale out of the aircraft. The pilot apparently stood up in the cockpit and pulled the ripcord immediately. The parachute was seriously damaged and was pulled over the horizontal stabilizer and badly damaged. The pilot apparently struck the elevator counterbalance weight with his head and was either knocked out or killed. The parachute never fully deployed.
Sources:
US Army Air Force accident report
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2022 14:34 | t308 | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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