Incident Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk 142214,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183635
 
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Date:Thursday 7 November 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 142214
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NAAS El Centro, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:NAAS El Centro, CA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot landed burning airplane and jumped out before it exploded.

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 8 November 1957, p20
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/a4d1-142142-142235.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Jan-2016 10:48 JINX Added
18-Jul-2017 19:28 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
25-Nov-2017 09:39 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Jan-2022 14:16 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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