ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280588
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| Date: | Thursday 16 January 1964 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Grumman S-2A Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Amarillo AFB, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS North Island, CA |
| El Paso, TX |
Emergency landing at night due to failure of one engine. Engine fell off during touch-down and aircraft veered off runway into a ditch. Fire broke out, but was extinguished.
Sources:
The Daily News-Telegram 17 January 1964, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jul-2022 05:26 | TB | Added |
| 21-Jul-2022 05:42 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:38 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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