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| Date: | Friday 19 June 1953 |
| Time: | 17:47 |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 51-9110 |
| MSN: | 580-6894 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pittsburgh Airport, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pittsburgh Airport, PA |
| Pine Castle AFB, Orlando, FL |
Crashed landing and caught fire while returning to Pittsburgh APT due to engine problems Pilot was killed.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
https://books.google.nl/books?id=6elVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Plane+crash&article_id=4241,2411226&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-tNOI99ePAxVW_rsIHVZ1JdE4vgEQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=Plane%20crash&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Sep-2025 14:39 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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