ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29266
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| Date: | Thursday 16 April 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman JRF-3 Goose (G-21) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Coast Guard (USCG) |
| Registration: | V190 |
| MSN: | 1085 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Block Island, Rhode Island -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Air Station Brooklyn |
The Grumman JRF-3 V190 of the US Coast Guard departed Air Station Brooklyn, N.Y., on a test flight and was diverted to confirm a reported sighting of a submarine southeast of Nantucket. The weather deteriorated and darkness set in after the aircraft departed the station. The rain and gathering darkness limited visibility and the aircraft consequently impacted the cliffs on Block Island, Rhode Island, killing all on board.
Crash related deaths:
LT Robert J. Lafferty (CG Aviator #71)
AMM1 Steven J. Tarapchak
RM1 William A. Boutillier
A Grumman JRF-3 V190 bearing the code V190 is preserved at the Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola. It is in fact ex V191.
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/lib/Coast_Guard_Aviation_Casualties.htm
http://www.cga.edu/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=4422
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA-Coast-Guard/Grumman-JRF-3-Goose/1017995
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Island
http://wikimapia.org/#lanAg=en&lat=41.169722&lon=-71.580000&z=10&m=b
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jan-2011 15:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 15:01 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Registration, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 15:02 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Damage] |
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