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| Date: | Monday 23 January 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-4B Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 144955 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laguna Beach, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Floyd Bennett, NY |
| El Toro NAS, CA |
Two Skyhawk collided while on final to MCAS El Toro, CA in a rain storm,and crashed into residential area.pilot ejected.
Sources:
El Litoral 23 January 1967, p1
British Pathe
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/plane-crash-near-los-angeles/query/Crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2015 17:09 | TB | Added |
| 13-Dec-2018 20:07 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2023 11:15 | Nepa | Updated |
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