146023

On November 1, 1976 at 12:00 AM, 146023 experienced a crash involving Grumman C-1A Trader, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Atsugi NAS Kanto.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Atsugi NAS, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a golf course located less than 2 km from runway 01 threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed. Crew: Lt Laury K. Backman +5.

Aircraft reference details include registration 146023, MSN 53, year of manufacture 1957.