146054

On January 16, 1968 at 12:00 AM, 146054 experienced a crash involving Grumman C-1A Trader, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near South China Sea All World.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 7 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 30.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

While being catapulted from the USS Kitty Hawk, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. All seven passengers were quickly rescued while all three crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Cdr William Joseph Thompson, Lt Orville Dale Cooley, A03 William Henry Reeder.

Aircraft reference details include registration 146054, MSN 84, year of manufacture 1958.