ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261356
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Chance Vought F7U-3 Cutlass |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 128460 |
| MSN: | 10 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Dallas, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAS Dallas, TX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed while landing due to mechanical failure. The F7U-3 made a normal approach, but as it neared the runway the left wing dipped. The plane flipped over, then skidded along the runway, leaving a trail of debris for about 1,000 feet. Test pilot William Walter Sunday (30) did not survive.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F7U.html
Sweetwater Reporter 10 December 1952, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 11:07 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Aug-2022 15:06 | TB | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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