Otis Air Field – September 19, 1945
On September 19, 1945, a pilot was making practice carrier landings at Otis Field when the Curtiss Helldiver aircraft he was piloting crash-landed during one of the landings. The aircraft, (Bu. No. 60177), was damaged, but the pilot was not injured.
Source: U. S. Navy accident report dated September 19, 1945.