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.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Wednesday 27 May 1959 |
Time: | c. 00:09 |
Type: | Vought F8U-1 Crusader |
Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near San Juan Capistrano, CA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | MCAS Yuma AZ |
Destination airport: | MCAS El Toro, CA/VMF-251 |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on approach. Pilot killed. A FJ-4 Fury crashed about 35 minutes later. Both where on return from night navigation cross-country flights.
Sources:
Santa Cruz Sentinel 27 May 1959, p9
Tustin News 28 May 1959, p1
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2022 16:29 |
TB |
Added |
25-Feb-2022 16:34 |
TB |
Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
25-Feb-2022 16:37 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |