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| Date: | Tuesday 6 November 1962 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Grumman F-11A Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 141756 |
| MSN: | 73 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Moffett Field, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | VF-111/ONR NAS Alameda, CA |
Pilot Lt Cmdr Steward T. Zink (33) made an emergency crash-landing after he turned to Moffett after he discovered an unsafe landing gear while approaching carrier Hancock at night.
Sources:
Scramble
Santa Cruz Sentinel 7 November 1962
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2022 17:22 | TB | Added |
| 11-Jan-2022 16:15 | TB | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2022 16:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
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