Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts – December 22, 1943
TBF-1 Avenger
U. S. Navy Photo
On the afternoon of December 22, 1943, a TBF-1 Avenger, (Bu. No. 06209), was attempting to make an emergency landing due to engine trouble at Martha’s Vineyard Naval Air Station when the aircraft lost power and went into a wooded area near the end of Runway 24 and flipped on its back. The pilot and one crew member received non-life-threatening injuries, but the aircraft was a total loss.
The cause of the accident was determined to be due to a missing bolt to the throttle control rod of the carburetor.
Source:
U. S. Navy accident report #44-10433
