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| Date: | Wednesday 5 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 143801 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Oahu, HI -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Hancock/VF-154 |
Hydraulic failure during landing attempt on carrier. Pilot Lt (jg) Charles (Chuck) F. Ramsey ejected too low for full parachute deployment and killed.
Sources:
Civil Airworthiness
USS Hancock Cruisebooks
Denton Record-Chronicle 6 March 1958, p2
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2018 16:46 | J155 | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 10:39 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 29-Mar-2022 20:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2022 18:46 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
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