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| Date: | Thursday 12 October 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 142648 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near NAS Sanford, FL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| NAS Sanford, FL |
Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior jet attack bomber 142648 of VAH-11 in a right hand turn onto final collided with Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior 142663 of VAH-5 on straight-in approach to Runway 9 at NAS Sanford, FL, over Seminole High School while practice landings. Both jets fell near Lake Jennie, just beyond the high school, where the football team was practicing just after school. 142648's radome & canopy collided with 142663's starboard side.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse 14 October 1961, p2
The Indian Express 14 October 1961, p8
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A3D.html
Sarasota Tribune
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2015 19:59 | TB | Added |
| 13-Jan-2019 17:03 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-May-2021 20:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 08-May-2021 09:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2021 17:02 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 24-Nov-2024 20:01 | Larry | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Dec-2024 07:22 | Larry | Updated |
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