Incident Grumman S2F-1 Tracker 153...,
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Date:Thursday 15 May 1958
Time:21:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic S2P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman S2F-1 Tracker
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 153...
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Chula Vista, CA -   United States of America
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS North Island, CA/ASS-38
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crash-landed in a field during a night training flight. Right wing separated and engine and propeller pushed into the side at the cockpit.

Sources:

Star-News (Chula Vista) 18 May 1958, p1 (photo)
https://archive.org/details/sim_approach_1959-02_4_8/page/n5/mode/2up

Images:


Photo: U.S. Navy

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Jul-2022 15:15 TB Added
13-Aug-2022 08:15 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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