ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 9726
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| Date: | Saturday 16 December 1978 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Hawker Sea Fury T Mk 20 |
| Owner/operator: | R.Z.Friedman/Everco Industries Inc |
| Registration: | N20SF |
| MSN: | ES9505 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Waukegan Memorial Airport, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waukegan Memorial Airport, Waukegan, IL (UGN/KUGN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hawker Sea Fury T.20 N20SF: Written off (destroyed) 16/12/1978. Stalled/mushed due to premature takeoff from Waukegan Memorial Airport, Waukegan, IL (UGN/KUGN). Aircraft caught fire on impact. Pilot (R.Z. Friedman) lived thru crash, died in post-crash fire,due to 10 minute response from emergency services. Cause of accident attributed to "Foreign engine, opposite torque" and "lack of familiarity with aircraft, improper operation of controls"
Sea Fury T.20 N20SF was ex-Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm VZ350 (31/3/1950 to 6/12/1956) then Class B test registration G-9-54, civil use in Germany as D-COCO (8/1959 to 8/1975). First registered in UA as N20SF in 1975.
Rebuilt post-accident 1979-1983 by Saunders Aircraft Inc, Chino, California using major parts from Sea Fury VZ368. Reflown after rebuild 6/8/1983, retaining former registration N20SF
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB: https://ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=38449&key=0
2. FAA Registration data: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=20SF
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Feb-2018 11:09 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-Aug-2020 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Dec-2021 14:02 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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