ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138619
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Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1953 |
Time: | |
Type: | North American T-28A |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 51-7557 |
MSN: | 174-410 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Phoenix, AZ -
United States of America
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Williams AFB, AZ |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On 20 May 1953, while assigned to the 3525th Pilot Training Wing, Williams Air Force Base, Arizona, this T-28A crashed during a formation flight. Apparently, the student pilot lost control and the aircraft spun in near Phoenix, Arizona, approx 25 miles north of Williams AFB.
The student pilot - later named as Thomas P Casey - did not baile out, and perished in the crash
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20110129115727/http://accident-report.com/Serials/1951a.htm http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/airplane_crashes/airplane_accidents.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Sep-2011 16:07 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
23-Dec-2019 22:19 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
13-Apr-2022 08:13 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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