Mid-air collision Accident Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat 72887,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 82212
 
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Date:Saturday 30 July 1949
Time:10:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic HCAT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 72887
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:15
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Chesterfield, NJ -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:NAS Ancostia, DC
Destination airport:NAS Quonset Point, RI
Narrative:
Collided with Eastern Airlines DC-3-201D N19963 at 2000ft lost its left wing and crashed out of control.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Nov-2010 11:55 ASN archive Added
25-Dec-2013 17:52 TB Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative]
23-Dec-2021 15:18 Cobar Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]

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