U.S. Navy Accident Reports - September 1953
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| Crash Date YYMMDD | Aircraft Type | Bureau# | Squadron | Unit | Base | Action Code | Damage Code | Pilot | Country | State | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530901 | SNB-5 | 23811 | AWF | _ | NAS Corpus Christi, TX | GAC | D | Canto, Joseph, V | USA | AR | Adams airport, Little Rock, AR |
| 530901 | F9F-6 | 128056 | VF-121 | _ | NAS Miramar, CA | KCR | A | Luna, Louis, M | USA | CA | 5 mi 113 from Murietta Hot Springs, CA |
| 530901 | F9F-6 | 127417 | VF-191 | _ | USS Oriskany | BACR | D | Roesner, Clyde, W | KOR | _ | USS Oriskany |
| 530901 | F9F-5 | 126157 | VF-153 | _ | _ | LACMF | C | Marler, Irvine, Alan | JAP | _ | Kisarazu AFB, Japan |
| 530901 | F4U-4 | 81117 | VF-152 | _ | USS Princeton | PE | B | Killkullens, Paul | JAP | _ | Abandoned strip on O-Shima Island, Japan |
| 530901 | SNJ-5 | 90913 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | FLEF | C | Cooper, Jack, Herbert | USA | FL | 2 mi S of NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
| 530901 | HRS-1 | 127801 | HS-4 | _ | AFL Ream, CA | DTCEF | A | Farnsworth, Robert, S | PAC | CA | 3.5 mi 142 from Point Loma, CA |
| 530901 | SNJ-5C | 51863 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | LAC | C | Farrow, Kenneth, Joseph | GOM | _ | USS Monterey |
| 530901 | HUP-2 | 128549 | HTU-1 | _ | Ellyson Field, FL | MISC | C | Head, James, R | USA | FL | Ellyson Field, FL |
| 530901 | AD-3Q | 122874 | VC-35 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | BOSSP | A | Robbins, Donald, Kenneth | USA | CA | 22 mi NE of NAAS El Centro, CA |
| 530901 | F6F-5 | 78688 | ATU-102 | _ | NAAS Kingsville, TX | NU | C | King, Ethmer, Wesley | USA | TX | NAAS Kingsville, TX |
| 530901 | HRS-1 | 127807 | HMR-261 | _ | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | CRLMF | A | Wieczorek, Myron, P | USA | NC | 6 mi N of Camp Lejeune, NC |
| 530901 | F4U-5 | 121950 | VF-14 | _ | USS F.D.Roosevelt | BACR | C | Falkenberg, Robert, L | MED | _ | USS F.D.Roosevelt |
| 530901 | P4Y-2 | 60006 | FASRON 113 | _ | _ | SF | E | Stewart, Merle, Allen | USA | WA | NAS Seattle, WA |
| 530902 | F2H-3 | 126350 | VX-3 | CVA-40 | USS Tarawa | GAC | B | (parked aircraft) | _ | _ | USS Tarawa |
| 530902 | AD-1 | 09128 | ATU-301 | _ | NAAS Cabaniss Field, TX | PE | C | Schutz, Walter, Joseph | USA | TX | NAAS Cabaniss field, TX |
| 530902 | F2H-2 | 124948 | VF-172 | _ | _ | BACR | D | Creteau, Paul, Gilbert | ATL | _ | USS Randolph |
| 530902 | SNJ-5 | 85005 | NAAS Corry Field | _ | NAAS Corry Field, FL | FLEF | D | Crawford, Alan, L | USA | FL | Kaiser Field, FL |
| 530902 | F2H-2P | 126685 | VC-62 Det 44 | _ | USS Lake Champlain | TACMF | A | Nowehe, William, Eugene | PAC | _ | USS Lake Champlain |
| 530902 | F4U-5 | 122027 | VF-104 | _ | _ | NU | D | Brown, David, Allen | _ | _ | USS Valley Forge |
| 530902 | SNJ-5B | 51934 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | SSP | B | Cox, Charles, Louis | USA | AL | Canal Field, AL |
| 530902 | F6F-5 | 93742 | ATU-101 | _ | NAS Corpus Christi, TX | LAC | C | Laighton, Robert, Haley | USA | TX | NAS Corpus Christi, TX |
| 530902 | SNJ-5C | 51763 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | SSP | A | Raff, James, Craig | GOM | _ | USS Monterey |
| 530902 | AF-3S | 129253 | VS-20 | _ | NAS Los Alamitos, CA | PE | C | Parks, John, T | USA | CA | NAS Los Alamitos, CA |
| 530902 | F2H-3 | 126305 | VX-3 | CVA-40 | USS Tarawa | BACR | A | Moreland, Herbert, Allen | _ | _ | USS Tarawa |
| 530902 | F9F-6 | 128082 | VF-173 | CVA-18 | USS Wasp | DECROS | A | Wetzel, Charles, Edward | ATL | _ | USS Wasp |
| 530902 | F9F-6 | 128060 | VF-173 | CVA-18 | USS Wasp | KDECROS | A | Simon, Herbert, Grey | ATL | _ | USS Wasp |
| 530902 | F9F-6 | 127235 | VX-3 | CVA-40 | USS Tarawa | HL | D | Stewart, William, Scott | _ | _ | USS Tarawa |
| 530902 | SNJ-5C | 51932 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | DTCEF | A | Smith, Charles, Wesley | GOM | _ | USS Monterey |
| 530903 | SNJ-5 | 85076 | BTU-1C | _ | NAAS Corry Field, FL | FLEF | B | Dobbratz, Joseph, Richard | USA | AL | Kaiser Field, AL |
| 530903 | SNJ-5C | 51705 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | BACR | C | Fosnot, Edward, L | GOM | _ | USS Monterey |
| 530903 | SNJ-6B | 112250 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | MAC | B | Harris, Kenneth, Arlen | USA | FL | 10 mi 250 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
| 530903 | SNJ-6B | 112194 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | MAC | C | Legge, Robert, Boole | USA | FL | 10 mi 250 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
| 530903 | F2H-3 | 126336 | VC-4 Det 6 | CVA-43 | USS Coral Sea | BACR | C | Wissler, John, G | MED | _ | USS Coral Sea |
| 530903 | F4U-5 | 121804 | VF-14 | CVA-42 | USS F.D.Roosevelt | BACR | C | Benton, Jerry, S | MED | _ | USS F.D.Roosevelt |
| 530903 | F9F-5 | 125983 | VF-83 | CVA-43 | USS Coral Sea | KSSP | A | Sugg, Louis, Herbert | MED | _ | 40 mi E of Palafrugell, Spain |
| 530903 | AF-2W | 129295 | VS-22 | CVE-106 | USS Block Island | BACR | C | Aschauer, Henry, A | ATL | _ | USS Block Island |
| 530903 | F2H-3 | 126383 | VF-171 | CVA-18 | USS Wasp | BACR | C | Brown, Francis, Taylor | ATL | _ | USS Wasp |
| 530903 | PV-2 | 37498 | NAS Los Alamitos | _ | NAS Los Alamitos, CA | PE | D | Taylor, Jesse, D | USA | NM | Kirtland AFB, NM |
| 530903 | SNJ-5 | 90679 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | MAC | D | Badagnini, Dario, Franco (IT) | USA | FL | 20 mi 315 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
| 530903 | SNJ-5 | 90997 | IBTU(F) | _ | NAS Pensacola, FL | LACGL | C | Stoddart, William, Davis | USA | FL | NAS Pensacola, FL |
| 530903 | SNJ-5 | 90797 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | MAC | D | Sieber, William, Edward | USA | FL | 20 MI 315 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
| 530903 | TBM-3S2 | 86176 | VS-26 | _ | _ | MACWWF | D | Messina, Sylvester, Charles | _ | _ | _ |
| 530903 | F9F-6 | 128165 | VF-191 | _ | _ | LACMF | D | Jackson, Daniel, D | USA | CA | NAS Alameda, CA |
| 530903 | F4U-4 | 81400 | VF-74 | CVA-20 | USS Bennington | HL | B | Johnson, Iner, T | ATL | _ | USS Bennington |
| 530904 | AF-2S | 126812 | VS-25 | _ | NAS Agana, Guam | PE | B | Johnson, Billie, Buford | GUM | _ | NAS Agana, Guam |
| 530904 | AF-2S | 129233 | VS-22 | CVE-106 | USS Block Island | BACR | C | Peterson, Dwight, T | ATL | _ | USS Block Island |
| 530904 | TBM-3E | 85672 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | NU | C | Beaumont, Claude, Joseph | USA | AL | NAAS Barin Field, AL |
| 530904 | F6F-5 | 94327 | BTU-3 | _ | NAAS Barin Field, AL | NU | C | Jamieson, Raymond, A | USA | AL | NAAS Barin Field, AL |
| 530904 | SNJ-6 | 111990 | Operations | _ | NAAS Whiting Field, FL | LACGL | D | Tulbure, Andrew, O | USA | SC | Donaldson AFB, SC |
| 530904 | AD-4B | 132301 | VA-15 | _ | _ | PE | D | Provencher, Robert, James | MED | _ | Mediterranean Sea |
| 530904 | F4U-5N | 124715 | VC-3 | _ | _ | TOA | D | Smale, Milton, L | USA | CA | NAS Moffett Field, CA |
| 530904 | P2V-6 | 126535 | VP-29 | _ | NAS Whidbey Island, WA | FLEF | C | VanAtta, Bruce, W | USA | WA | NAS Whidbey Island, WA |
| 530905 | F9F-6 | 127440 | VF-173 | CVA-18 | USS Wasp | BACR | C | Grove, Eugene, Gale | ATL | _ | USS Wasp |
| 530905 | PV-2 | 37435 | NAS Willow Grove | _ | NAS Willow Grove, PA | LACLL | A | Miles, Warren, Harding | USA | PA | NAS Willow Grove, PA |
| 530906 | P2V-3 | 122985 | VC-9 | _ | NAAS Sanford, FL | TACMF | A | Turner, Frank | AZI | _ | Lajes, Azores |
| 530906 | HRS-3 | 130242 | VMX-1 | _ | MCAS Quantico | MAC | A | Tebow, William, J | USA | OH | Dayton Municipal airport, OH |
| 530906 | HRS-2 | 130144 | HMR-262 | _ | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | MAC | B | Gish, Peter, M | USA | OH | Dayton Municipal airport, OH |
| 530907 | R6D-1 | 131583 | VR-6 | _ | Westover AFB, MA | LACLS | A | Rivard, Earl, Jon | BER | _ | Kindley AFB, Bermuda |
| 530907 | F3D-2 | 124638 | VMF(N)-513 | _ | _ | F | D | Filippo, John, J | KOR | _ | K-6, Korea |
| 530908 | F6F-5 | 93821 | ATU-101 | _ | NAS Corpus Christi | BOMAC | A | MacLeod, Richard, Gordon | USA | TX | 41 mi 163 from NAAS Kingsville, TX |
| 530908 | F4U-4 | 81818 | MAMS-32 | _ | MCAS Miami, FL | LACLL | D | Churchill, John | USA | FL | MCAS Miami, FL |
| 530908 | HTK-1 | 129313 | HU-1 | _ | ALF Ream, CA | BLS | D | Ridle, Robert, L | USA | CA | Unknown |
| 530908 | AD-4W | 127926 | VMC-2 | _ | MCAS Cherry Point, NC | LACMF | C | Sherman, Richard, J | USA | NC | MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
| 530908 | PV-2 | 37456 | NARTU | _ | NAS Norfolk, VA | LACMF | D | Mainzer, Kenneth, Charles | USA | AL | NAS Birmingham, AL |
| 530908 | ZP-3K | K-24 | ZK-2 | _ | NAAS Glynco, GA | LAC | B | Roberts, Marlin, D | CUB | _ | NAS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
| 530908 | F6F-5 | 80154 | ATU-101 | _ | NAS Corpus Christi | MACT | C | Johnson, Milton, Erving | USA | TX | 23 mi 118 from NAS Corpus Christi, TX |
| 530908 | SNJ-5 | 84989 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | BOMAC | A | Noble, Charles, Henry | USA | FL | 19 mi 280 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
| 530908 | SNJ-5 | 84990 | BTU-2 | _ | NAAS Saufley Field, FL | KMAC | A | Miller, Patrick, Joseph | USA | FL | 19 mi 280 from NAAS Saufley Field, FL |
| 530908 | F6F-5 | 80125 | ATU-101 | _ | NAS Corpus Christi | BOMAC | A | Laighton, Robert, Haley | USA | TX | 41 mi 163 from NAAS Kingsville, TX |
| 530908 | TBM-3E | 85464 | NAAS El Centro | _ | NAAS El Centro, CA | LACGL | C | Drysdale, James, M | USA | CA | NAAS El Centro, CA |
| 530908 | AD-2 | 122352 | VMA-211 | _ | ALF Edenton, NC | KCR | A | Bourke, William, E | USA | NC | 10 mi E of MCAS Cherry Point, NC |
| 530908 | TBM-3W2 | 91493 | VS-32 | CVL-28 | USS Cabot | BACR | C | Koch, Henry, C | ATL | _ | USS Cabot |
| 530908 | F9F-6 | 127441 | VF-173 | CVA-18 | USS Wasp | HL | C | Oesterricher, John, Anton | ATL | _ | USS Wasp |
| 530908 | F4U-5N | 124469 | VC-4 Det 54 | _ | USS Randolph | HL | B | Kelley, Thomas | ATL | _ | USS Randolph |
| 530908 | AD-4N | 126939 | VC-33 Det 27 | CVA-15 | USS Randolph | DTC | A | Lee, John, Trumbull | ATL | _ | off USS Randolph, Atlantic |
| 530908 | SNJ-5 | 90659 | BTU-1C | _ | NAAS Corry Field, FL | LACGL | C | Childers, Donald, Johnson | USA | FL | NAAS Corry Field, FL |
| 530908 | SNJ-6 | 112217 | BTU-1N | _ | NAAS Whiting Field, FL | HT | C | Randall, Billie, D | USA | FL | Kings Field, FL |
| 530909 | AD-4N | 125736 | VC-35 | _ | NAS San Diego, CA | PE | A | Stickney, Alan, Randolph | USA | CA | Owens Lake, CA 4 miles NNE of Olancha |
| 530909 | TBM-3S2 | 53284 | VS-32 | CVL-28 | USS Cabot | DECR | A | Fix, Jack, W | ATL | _ | USS Cabot |
| 530909 | SNJ-5 | 90808 | BTU-1C | _ | NAAS Corry Field, FL | LACGL | C | Celley, Howard, Francis | USA | FL | NAAS Corry Field, FL |
| 530909 | JRB-6 | 39781 | NAAS Monterey | _ | NAAS Monterey, CA | CRLEF | A | Graham, Thomas, A | USA | CA | 1200 yds 317 from Castle AFB, CA |