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| Date: | Thursday 15 May 1958 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 153... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Chula Vista, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS North Island, CA/ASS-38 |
Crash-landed in a field during a night training flight. Right wing separated and engine and propeller pushed into the side at the cockpit.
Sources:
Star-News (Chula Vista) 18 May 1958, p1 (photo)
https://archive.org/details/sim_approach_1959-02_4_8/page/n5/mode/2up
Images:
Photo: U.S. Navy
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2022 15:15 | TB | Added |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:15 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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