Grumman F9F-8T N24WJ
31 October 1991 · Missing · Fatal
Summary
On 31 October 1991 at about 17:38 local time, a Grumman F9F-8T registered N24WJ, operated by World Jet Inc., was involved in an accident near Missing. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:38
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman F9F-8T
- Registration
- N24WJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- World Jet Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Houston → Tallahassee
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- Unk
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW92FAMS1
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE 1960 MANUFACTURED MILITARY TRAINER WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 25,300 FEET TO ITS CRUISING ALTITUDE OF 29,000 FEET WHEN RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST. A FOUR DAY AIR AND WATER SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE OR OCCUPANTS. THE PILOT HAD BEEN ISSUED A LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION TO FLY THE AIRPLANE IN VFR CONDITIONS ONLY. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED FOR IMC FLIGHT, BUT IT DID NOT HAVE WEATHER RADAR INSTALLED. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY (VIP LEVEL ONE THUNDERSTORMS) EXISTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE LAST KNOWN POSITION AND OVERCAST SKIES PREVAILED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman F9F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1996 | Grumman F9F-2 | Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |