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List of Accidents by BuNo

BuNo Date Type A3 A/C status Squadron Det Carrier Description
  22-July-57   non-flying   VAH 1   USS Forrestal Aircraft involved 135417. AD-1 Sam Hollander crushed by accidental cycling of bomb bay doors.
                
  26-Oct-66
Non-flying   VAH 4 Det G USS Oriskany LCDRs Faris and Smith died in USS Oriskany fire. (Correct date from Gregg Farris.)  



  03-Mar-61
Non-flying   VAH 2 USS Coral Sea Plane captain Jackie Young was blownover board. A-3B invovled: 142407. From guest log book



  17-Aug-80
Non-flying   VQ 2 Airman Harrison was killed on the flight deck during maintenance checks on BuNo 146454.

 

130353 27-Oct-64
NA-3A Lost, ground collision NARF Live parachute drop demo followed by a requested east to west low pass over the field. Contact with a transformer at 48 feet AGL plane crashed into PX. Eight ground personnel killed and 17 injured. 18 of 25 people were civilians.

 

130356 16-Oct-58
EA-3A Lost, ground collision VQ 2 Only B6 (not defined) shown in the "Type Accident" field of the AAR.

 

130359 01-Oct-55
A-3A Pending Douglas AC at Edwards AFB Listed in Aerograph 5 as lost. No data.

 

130362 28-May-59
EA-3A Lost at sea VQ 1 Collided with the water on approach. Japanese fisherman reported red & white l;ights of an aircraft that flew into the ocean at a 45 deg angle. He stated there was no change in the engine sounds. Compressor stall in flight. Icing at 3000 ft.

 

135408 04-Jan-60
A-3A Lost at sea VAH 123  
            

135410 22-Jan-59
A-3A Lost at sea US Naval Missle Ctr Unreadable

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