Accident Grumman E-1B Tracer (C-1 Trader) ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276037
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 February 1969
Time:
Type:Grumman E-1B Tracer (C-1 Trader)
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Santa Catarina Island, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:USS Kearsarge
Destination airport:NAS North Island, CA/VAW-111
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed in rain into mountains after had been practicing takeoff and landings from carrier, based at Long Beach, and was to have landed at NAS North Island.

Sources:

Sa Bernardino Sun 19 February 1969, p6

Revision history:

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