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| Date: | Wednesday 6 January 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American RA-5C Vigilante |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 148924 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Sanford, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Sanford |
| NAS Sanford |
Written off at NAS Sanford, FL. Ran off end of runway during high speed taxi test on the N-S runway. Pilot injured, died two days after crash.
Witnesses stated a tire blew during T/O. It hurtled off the runway and burst into flames. The pilot was trapped in the cockpit when a wing collapsed and bent over the plane, inhaling smoke and fumes and suffering head injuries. He passed away 2 days later. It had crashed and burned a ½ mile from the north end of the N-S runway at Sanford.
RVAH-7 pilot was flying solo.
Lt Michael D. Hornsby, US Naval Academy 1960
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/A-5.html
Recon Attack Wing One Facebook.
Austin American Statesman 1965 01 07
Austin American Statesman 1965 01 08
The Orlando Sentinel Jan 7 1965
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2022 19:15 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2024 17:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Operator, ] |
| 07-Aug-2024 09:18 | ChrisB | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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