ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56330
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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  LTV A-7E Corsair II |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 159993 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) -
 Mediterranean Sea
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) |
| USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
This accident happened on the U.S.S. Kennedy CV-67 during a 1978 Med deployment.
Aircraft launched from a waist catapult and began to slowly sink towards the sea. The pilot ejected just before the A-7 struck the water. Plane guard helo picked up the pilot and returned him to the JFK. The helo crew were doing CPR on the pilot while he was being transferred to the island structure. It was too late and he died.
Sources:
Eye witness, QM2, plot watch on the navigation bridge during the accident.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jan-2022 20:22 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 07-Feb-2024 07:10 | Glove | Updated [Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2024 07:11 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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