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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman S2F-1 Tracker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 133164 |
| MSN: | 135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NAS Hutchinson, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | NAS Hutchinson, KS/ATU-604 |
| NAS Hutchinson, KS |
Crashed short of the runway. Three student pilots on first flight without an instructor. Two were fatally injured. One survived only minor injured.
Sources:
The Fort Scott Tribune 8 August 1957, p7 (type)
https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth785834/m1/1/?q=jet+crash
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2022 19:01 | TB | Added |
| 23-Jul-2022 19:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jul-2022 19:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 11-Aug-2022 14:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2022 08:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
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