ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261353
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| Date: | Thursday 18 November 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 129690 |
| MSN: | 173 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Torrey Pines, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Miramar, CA/VF-124 |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Rolled over on its back and crashed into the ocean from 6,500ft near the Torrey Pines Golf Course during familization flight with a second Cutlass. Body of the pilot Ens. James Rays Sears (22) was not recovered.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 20 November 1954, p24
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 18:29 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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