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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 1958 |
| Time: | 16:05 |
| Type: |  Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 143765 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 16 mi SE of MCAS El Toro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | MCAS El Toro, CA/VMF-251 |
Crashed into the west side of a hill. The pilot suffered an unintended ejection, 2°Lt Harry Black safe. Cause of unintended ejection redacted in report.
Sources:
Aircraft accident report dated 1 August 1958
Blade Tribune 11 July 1958, p2
Images:
Picture of impact area attached to final report. Aircraft Accident Report obtained through the FOIA. Since report and photos has been released to the public, it is in the public domain.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2018 12:56 | J155 | Added |
| 27-Dec-2019 21:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 22-Aug-2020 17:57 | Gyrene251 | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 27-Dec-2021 11:26 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 16:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Apr-2022 18:27 | TB | Updated [Country, ] |
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