13 August 1934. Navy Plane Accident / USS Lexington #324408 CBS Evening News for Monday, Oct 30, 1989 View other clips in this broadcast → Material supplied by VTNA may … ; Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Timmy L. Garroutte, 30, of Memphis, Tenn.; Airman Lisa L. Mayo, 25, of Oklahoma City, and Dyncorp Byron Gervis Courvelle, age unavailable, of Meridian. As the World War II-vintage carrier, the oldest in the Navy, returned to its dock late this morning, several sailors’ wives burst into tears and waved wildly as they spotted their husbands on the deck - the first confirmation that their loved ones were safe. Navy Ship Accidents / USS Reeves, USS Lexington #119268 ABC Evening News for Monday, Oct 30, 1989 View other clips in this broadcast → Material supplied by VTNA may be used for educational analysis or research only. Published: Tue, October 30, 1990 12:00 AM. We don’t know what to think one way or the other. Jack Ross, who was in the Landing Signal Officer platform, estimated that Pontell was traveling between 90 mph and 100 mph as he approached the carrier, instead of the normal speed of 110 mph. The aircraft inverted and hit the island with its left wing, killing four crew members (including the pilot of the plane who had begun an ejection sequence) and one civilian maintenance worker [15] and injuring seventeen. Copyright © 2021 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. U.S.S. On 29 October 1989, a student Naval Aviator lost control of his T-2 training aircraft after an aborted attempt to land on Lexington‍ ' s flight deck. Very old, 8mm movie I just had converted to DVD. $200,000 winning scratch-off lottery ticket went unscratched for two weeks. On Sunday, an accident aboard the training aircraft carrier USS Lexington killed five people when a pilot making his first attempt at landing on a … PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A Navy pilot attempting his first landing on an aircraft carrier was approaching too 'low and slow' when he crashed into the USS Lexington, killing five people and injuring 19 others, the ship's commander said. April 16 (UPI) -- A Welsh family found a soccer ball washed up on the beach near their home and used Facebook to find the owner, who lost the ball in Ireland. Two sailors were hospitalized and another 17 people suffered minor injuries ranging from smoke inhalation to eye burns. Obituary. The crash occurred six days before the anniversary of the Nov. 4, 1944, attack that killed 47 and injured 127 on the ship in World War II. The wing of the Buckeye was still lodged in the island and its fuselage was covered with a parachute. After the war, the Lexington was mothballed until being reactivated in 1955. The original crew plans to hold a reunion next weekend in Pensacola. PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) A plaque will be hung aboard the USS Lexington to honor an Oklahoman and four other people killed a year ago when a Navy training jet crashed into the aircraft carrier while trying to land, officials said. ″As I see it,″ said Capt. April 16 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Texas rescued a kitten found with its head stuck through a lug hole in a discarded vehicle wheel. Navy Plaque to Honor Victims of 1989 Crash. October 29, 1989: Gulf of Mexico Radioman First Class J.D. CREW RELIVES HORROR OF CRASH ON SHIP LEXINGTON RETURNS TO PENSACOLA WITH JET WRECKAGE ON DECK The flight deck of the USS Lexington smelled of jet fuel Monday. In Pensacola, relatives of crew members worried about finding out who the casualties were. In addition to the five dead, 17 were injured, one critically. The Navy was investigating the exact cause of the accident, which occurred about 3:30 p.m. CST in the gulf about 30 miles south of Pensacola. Firefighters rescue kitten with head stuck through wheel lug hole. Crew member Sandra Bailey, of Haleyville, Ala., was admitted to the U.S. PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) _ The pilot of a training jet that crashed into the USS Lexington, killing him and four others, was making his first attempt to land on an aircraft carrier, the ship’s captain said today. I just want to know something,″ said Cathy Webb, whose boyfriend serves on the carrier. 'I just want him off the ship, off the flight deck. 'It means you're below the correct altitude and that you're airspeed isn't where it's supposed to be.'. ″They said they had hit where he works, and they couldn’t identify some of the bodies.″. A young Navy pilot, attempting his first touch-and-go landing on the aircraft carrier USS Lexington, came in at the wrong angle and slammed into the ship's bridge structure Sunday afternoon, cartwheeling onto the deck in a fiery explosion that killed him and four others, according to eyewitness accounts. One was a civilian worker, Logan said. USS LEXINGTON suffers a fire in a boiler room as the ship is in drydock in Boston, injuring two. Lt. (jg) John S. Graff killed when his SU-1 from VS-2B crashed into the sea. Several views as he spins into the deck. This is a video the government tried to prevent Americans from watching. 'Where's Scott?' 'The head of the flames was intense,' he said. 29-OCT-1989: Time: 15:50: Type: North American T-2C Buckeye: Owner/operator: United States Navy (USN) Registration: 158876: C/n / msn: Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2: Other fatalities: 3: Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair) Location: Gulf of Mexico, USS Lexington - United States of America: Phase: Landing: Nature: Military: Departure airport: C. 'Flack' Logan said. The captain of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington praised his crew's performance after the crash-landing of a training jet that killed five people and sent flames rolling across the flight deck. In 1935, 320 sailors died in accidents; 43 in motor vehicles, 33 by drowning. From the January/February 1990 issue of Shipmate: . Five people were killed, including Pontell, three flight deck members and one civilian who worked for Dyncorp, a defense contractor. British garden stores facing gnome shortage. Lucky Bag. April 15 (UPI) -- A diver taking a swim in a California river found a gold wedding band and was able to track down the man who lost it. Lt. Cmdr. 22 August 1934. Steven was killed when the T-2C he was piloting crashed aboard USS Lexington (CV 16) on October 28, 1989. 'It looked like a battlezone,' said Lt. Bruce Adams, the ship's medical officer. Family's scenic route home from vacation leads to $777,777 lottery prize. The wing tip broke off and remained imbedded in the superstructure today, but overall, damage to the ship was described as minor. He had burns over nearly half his body. Logan said the sea was calm and winds were about 32 mph at the time of the crash, and Pontell was in a 'very disciplined approach' until the final seconds. Besides Pontell, 23, of Columbia, Md., who was stationed at Meridian Naval Air Station, the dead were Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Burnett Kilgore Jr., 19, of Holly Springs, Miss. Parts of the plane struck three other planes on the deck, causing major damage to two and minor damage to one. Two of the 17 injured people were taken by helicopter to hospitals in Alabama and Pensacola. July 6, 1979: off Pensacola, Fla. USS LEXINGTON suffers a class alpha fire and is dead in the water for over an hour when all boilers are shut down as a result. Lt. (jg) Robert M. Patten and Radioman 2 class James Edwin Witzman killed when SF-1 from VS-3B on USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed into the sea off Balboa, Canal Zone. 'It cartwheeled alongside the island structure and then crashed just forward the bridge where the No. By Deseret News Oct 31, 1989, 12:00am MST. I'm going to talk to him about it,' she said. It is also the only carrier on which women serve. 'They were telling him to add power and told him to wave off, and for whatever reason the aircraft was not capable of doing that,' Logan said. Tears began streaming down her face. The crash killed the pilot, three sailors and a civilian technician and injured 19 aboard the Lexington, a training ship fondly called "Lady Lex" because it is … Fires began within 12 seconds of the crash, but were quickly extinguished, Logan said. C. Flack Logan, ″he ended up in a position which in naval aviation is known as being ‘low and slow,’ which is a very terrible place to be when you are coming aboard a ship.″. The jet then smashed into the side of the island before crashing in flames on the flight deck. The man was a qualified pilot, Logan said, but was only beginning to learn the difficult skill of landing on a carrier. Fires started by the crash were under control by 7 P.M., ending any threat to the carrier's safety, Major Smith said. ″We’re all just shaken. Moran died from accidental electrocution on seaplane tender USS Albermarle (AV-5) … April 16 (UPI) -- A British Columbia singer broke a Guinness World Record when she managed to sing a C1 note -- the lowest C note on a standard piano -- and captured the title of lowest vocal note by a female. A Navy pilot was killed in a crash on the USS Lexington.October 29,1989-U.S. Navy T-2C Buckeye,BuNo 158876,of VT-19,crashes into Vultures'Row on the island of training carrier USS Lexington,AVT-16 during a wave-off approach,operating in the Gulf of Mexico 22 miles South of NAS Pensacola,Florida,killing five and injuring 20. BILL KACZOR October 30, 1989. "This poor student got too low and slow while trying to wave off. April 16 (UPI) -- Garden stores in Britain are facing a garden gnome shortage, and industry experts said the recent blockage of the Suez canal is partially to blame. The T-2 Buckeye jet being flown by Ensign Stephen Pontell turned upside down as it approached the carrier Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, Capt. Dennis Hessler. April 15 (UPI) -- An Australian man said he used his winnings from a minor lottery prize to buy a scratch-off ticket -- but it was two weeks before he discovered he had won more than $200,000. The ship has been a favorite of movie producers with roles in the film ″Midway″ and the television miniseries ″War and Remembrance.″, Connect with the definitive source for global and local news. Crew member Mark Anthony Lopez, 21, of West Valley, Utah, was listed in critical but stable condition at University of South Alabama Medical Center in Mobile, said Suzette George, nursing supervisor. Diver finds gold ring in California river, tracks down owner. It is scheduled to continue that role after moving next September to Corpus Christi, Texas. Ensign James Hiram Kelsey Jr. died after his SF-1 plane from USS Lexington (CV-2) crashed into the water 37 miles east of Cape Henry Lighthouse. The Lexington was commissioned Feb. 17, 1943, and its planes sank or destroyed more than a million tons of Japanese shipping and 1,039 enemy aircraft during World War II. 'He got in the backside of the power curve and the aircraft's nose pitched up and he lost control.'. Navy planes and ships searched through the day for the two sailors from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Atlantic and the USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific. In 1980, the USS Lexington became the first aircraft carrier in US Naval history to have women stationed aboard as crew members (18 Aug. 1980). Since April, at least 60 sailors have died in serious accidents aboard Navy vessels, including the April 19 gun turret explosion aboard the USS Iowa that killed 47 crew members, the May 9 fire aboard the Navy combat supply ship White Plains that killed six and the May 14 fuel pump explosion and fire on the aircraft carrier USS America that killed two crew members. PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) _ The pilot of a training jet that crashed into the USS Lexington, killing him and four others, was making his first attempt to land on an aircraft carrier, the ship’s captain said today. Naval Hospital in Pensacola. Pontell was thrown from the plane, and it was unclear whether he had tried to eject. Three planes parked on the flight deck were hit by debris. As a result of the Korean War and the I think it was taken while I was in the training command in Corpus Christi. Logan said landing officers told the pilot, who was alone in the plane, to add power and waved him off but for some reason he was unable to comply. October 31, 1989. ', All of the fatalities on the deck suffered burns, Adams said. Logan said her injuries were not life- threatening. The A-7E Corsair II jet attached to a Navy Reserve squadron at Dobbins Air Force Base slammed into the Pine Village Apartments about 6:30 p.m. about a … ″The nose pitched up and he lost control of his ability to fly the aircraft and it went up and came into the island,″ Logan said. Lexington (CVA-16, CVS-16, CVT-16, AVT-16) 1952-1991 Lexington's present appearance is a result of her 1953-55 conversion. The plane was upside down when its wing tip hit the island, or tower of the 46-year-old ship, the captain said. Philippine Coast Guard seizes 200 tons of giant fossilized clam shells. The vessel returned to its home port of Pensacola Monday morning. One wing was ripped off when it struck the Lexington's 'island,' the structure containing the ship's bridge. It will join similar plaques showing where a Kamikaze plane and torpedo struck the … Dog rescues smaller dog from owner's backyard pool. The two-seat T-2 Buckeye, based at the Meridian, Miss., Naval Air Station, slammed into the carrier’s tower and cartweeled in flames into the flight deck Sunday afternoon during a practice flight about 30 miles south of here in the Gulf of Mexico. [16] Logan said the damage to the planes was not severe. 'The bodies that I saw ... you could tell by the nature of the burns it was very intense heat.'. The T-2 Buckeye jet is the primary training jet used by the Navy. ″We weren’t sure what kind of news they were giving us,″ Kayleen Edwards said after finding her husband. Bird drops fish onto truck's windshield in North Carolina. Killed were the student pilot, three seamen, and a civilian employee of the Navy. 165 killed and 65 injured. April 16 (UPI) -- A truck driver's dashboard camera captured an unusual event on a North Carolina highway when a bird passing by overhead dropped a fish onto the vehicle's windshield. The Lexington, an 889-foot, World War II-era vessel that had a crew of 1,400 at the time of the crash, is used exclusively for training in carrier landings. The accidents aboard the Vinson 620 miles north of Wake Island and on the Eisenhower 90 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., were the third and fourth accidents on Navy ships in three days. Mars Ingenuity flight scheduled for Monday, NASA says, DOJ lawsuit claims Roger Stone owes $2M in back taxes, 3 dead, 2 injured in shooting at bar in Kenosha, On This Day: Ireland formally declares independence. Mark Anthony Lopez, 21, was working on the aircraft carrier's flight deck when a jet pilot attempting his first-ever carrier landing crashed into the ship's tower, killing five sailors and injuring Lopez and one other sailor. After the Lexington docked, hundreds of family members and friends of the crew stood on the dock and scanned the deck of the vessel, looking for loved ones as the ship pulled into its downtown pier. The Lexington, an 889-foot, World War II-era vessel that had a crew of 1,400 at the time of the crash, is used exclusively for training in carrier landings. British Columbia singer breaks record for lowest note by a female. When the plane crashed, aviation fuel ignited on the 889-foot-long blacktop deck, but the fires were quickly brought under control, said Navy Cmdr. The Lexington is heading back to Pensacola and is expected to arrive today. A jet fighter pilot making his first carrier landing crashed on the deck of the training aircraft carrier USS Lexington in the Gulf of Mexico, killing himself and four others. 30 April 1946. Navy Plane Accident / USS Lexington #565583 NBC Evening News for Monday, Oct 30, 1989 View other clips in this broadcast → Material supplied by VTNA may … On Monday, the deck of the Lexington showed few signs of the tragedy. Logan said it was Pontell's first attempt at landing on an aircraft carrier. Linda Gray called out to someone on the ship she recognized. USS Solar (DE 221) destroyed in ordnance accident at Naval Ammunition Depot at Earle, New Jersey. April 17 (UPI) -- The Philippine Coast Guard seized more than 200 tons of fossilized clam shells worth nearly $25 million this week in a joint law enforcement operation. Moments later her husband came into view. April 16 (UPI) -- A South African couple's home security camera captured the moment one of their dogs rescued their smaller dog from drowning in the backyard pool. The carrier was dubbed ″The Blue Ghost″ by Japanese propagandist Tokyo Rose because she had reported it sunk several times only to return to battle painted a solid blue-gray color, unusual in wartime when ships are usually camouflaged. Names of the dead were not released pending notification of next of kin. Family members of a West Valley City man critically burned during a crash-landing on the USS Lexington are in Mobile, Ala., preparing for his long recovery. The Lexington, an 889-foot, World War II-era vessel that had a crew of 1,400 at the time of the crash, is used exclusively for training in carrier landings. He said he came to the deck and saw bodies 'spread everywhere. It reported to Pensacola on Dec. 29, 1962, to serve as the Navy’s training carrier. On 29 October 1989, a student naval aviator lost control of his T-2 training aircraft after an aborted attempt to land on Lexington ' s flight deck. Loss. April 16 (UPI) -- A Virginia family said taking the scenic road home from their vacation led them to the store where they bought a lottery ticket and won a $777,777 jackpot. U.S. Navy North American T-2C Buckeye, BuNo 158876, of VT-19, crashes into Vultures' Row on the island of training carrier USS Lexington during a wave-off approach, operating in the Gulf of Mexico 22 miles (35 km) south of NAS Pensacola, Florida, killing five and injuring 20. 30 Oct. 1934. The ship, which came under a deadly Japanese kamikaze attack 45 years ago this week, has 1,440 crew members and is the Navy’s only aircraft carrier used exclusively for training. Lexington also had five hinged radio antenna masts arranged along the starboard edge of her flight deck, three forward of the island and two aft. Soccer ball floats from Ireland to Wales, owner identified. Steven E. 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