ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261354
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 August 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 129651 |
| MSN: | 135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi S of Mansfield, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Dallas, TX/Chance Vought |
| NAS Dallas, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed in an open field on a factory test flight. Pilot Harry T. Brackett bailed out four miles west of Midlothian after he was unable to bring the jet in for a safe landing due to a landing gear problem.
Sources:
The Ennis Daily News 5 August 1954, p1
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 17:32 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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