Accident Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver 0525, Wednesday 2 November 1938
ASN logo
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.

Date:Wednesday 2 November 1938
Time:
Type:Curtiss SBC-3 Helldiver
Owner/operator:US Navy (USN)
Registration: 0525
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:West Field, NAS Norfolk, VA -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:West Field, NAS Norfolk, VA
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Nosed over on take off and crashed.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/secondseries1.html
https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/listPages/navy/asp/USN_1938.asp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Oct-2022 15:16 Cobar Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
26-Jun-2023 20:33 Nepa Updated

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2025 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org