Incident Grumman TBM-3E Avenger 53802,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177441
 
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Date:Tuesday 13 August 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic TBM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman TBM-3E Avenger
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)
Registration: 53802
MSN: 3864
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:HMCS Shearwater Naval Airfield, Nova Scotia -   Canada
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia (YAW)
Destination airport:HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia (YAW)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The lone pilot of VU 32 Avenger 85802 (code 380), was carrying out a radio range approach to Shearwater in dense fog, when he flew the aircraft into the ground. The aircraft was written off, but fortunately the pilot survived the crash.

Sources:

From White-Caps to Contrails: Pg 24

Revision history:

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01-Jul-2015 06:06 yukonjack Added

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