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| Date: | Thursday 8 July 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft T-44A Pegasus |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 160967 |
| MSN: | LL-19 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Corpus Christi-Cabaniss Naval Outlying Landing Field, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Two US Navy Beechcraft T-44A Pegasus trainers (161067 and 160967) crashed following a mid-air collision at Corpus Christi-Cabaniss Naval Outlying Landing Field, Texas.
Both aircraft were crewed by an Instructor-pilot and two Naval aviation students.
The accident occurred while performing touch and go's in a crowded pattern.
Fatalities
Ens. Cary P. Jones of Gainesville, Va.
Lt. Thomas A. Vonnegut of Honolulu
Ens. Joseph F. West Jr. of Graham
Lt. Cmdr. Curtis Raymond Barkdull of Warner Robins, GA
Ens. Robert Bernard Barnett Jr. of Lauderhill, FL
Ens. Jeffrey Allan Edwards of Raleigh, NC
Sources:
Over crash site scene within 5 minutes while training in another T-44.
https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/07/09/Witnesses-said-one-of-the-two-Navy-airplanes-that/3035395035200/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2017 17:50 | lalong | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Feb-2020 20:41 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Nov-2022 07:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 17-Oct-2024 13:43 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Oct-2024 13:47 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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