ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70034
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| Date: | Monday 22 December 1969 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Vought F-8E Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 150879 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Miramar, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAS Miramar, CA/VF-194 | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was on emergency approach to NAS Miramar when it is believed that it lost power, and the pilot, Lt Cyrus M. Riddell (27), ejected. The A/C flew on well to the right of the runway and crashed and exploded in a hangar bay, killing 14 and injuring at least 31. Most of these deaths involved sailors from VF-92 amd VF-96.
3 F-4J Phantom IIs were destroyed in the process (Bu 153806, 153863 and 155771). The aircraft appeared initially to be headed for the runway, I am sure the pilot thought it would crash there after the pilot ejected the F8 veered to the right
Sources:
I had just come off of a 0400-0800 hangar watch at VF 124 and was walking by when I heard the impact and witnessed the ejection seat being blown through the hangar roof.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2009 23:26 | Andy_S | Added |
| 19-Nov-2011 07:51 | MJH | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 27-Mar-2013 14:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2019 19:17 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2020 15:10 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2022 17:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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