Date:	Tuesday 2 November 1976
Time:
Type:	Grumman C-1A Trader
Owner/operator:	United States Navy
Registration:	146023
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	NAS Atsugi -   Japan
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RJTA
Destination airport:	RJTA

Narrative:
Circumstances: On final approach to Atsugi NAS, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a golf course located less than 2 km from runway 01 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Laury K. Backman +5.
Probable cause: It is believed that control was lost on short final due to an aileron failure.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-grumman-c-1a-trader-atsugi-nas-6-killed

Circumstances: On final approach to Atsugi NAS, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a golf course located less than 2 km from runway 01 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Laury K. Backman +5.
Probable cause: It is believed that control was lost on short final due to an aileron failure.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-grumman-c-1a-trader-atsugi-nas-6-killed

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
16-Aug-2015 16:10	TB	Added
05-Dec-2017 22:03	TB	Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ]
10-May-2025 05:45	MFilz	Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ]
13-May-2025 06:03	MFilz	Updated [Registration, Source, Narrative, ]