Accident Curtiss F8C-5 Helldiver 8456, Monday 15 April 1935
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Date:Monday 15 April 1935
Time:
Type:Curtiss F8C-5 Helldiver
Owner/operator:US Navy
Registration: 8456
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ashland, KY -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Huntington, VA
Destination airport:Montgomery, AL
Narrative:
Lost control after an engine failure and crashed; pilot bailed out at 500ft.

Sources:

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/firstseries2.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jun-2021 10:55 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
26-Jun-2021 17:35 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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