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| Date: | Saturday 23 January 1954 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Grumman F9F-2 Panther |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 125147 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 17 mi from MCAS El Toro, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Alameda, CA |
| NAS Miramar, CA/VF-52 |
Missing on a ferry flight of four Panther jets. Found crashed on San Diego Peak next day. Ens. Ralph Eli Grosh (22).
Sources:
Oakland Tribune 25 January 1954, p17
AAIR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2021 17:22 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2022 19:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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