Trackers Gone South
Listed in
numerical order by US Navy Bureau Number
When bad things happen to
good Trackers, and even worse, to good people.
Starting in year 2000. Seven Trackers lost. |
|
BuNo |
Type |
Owner |
Information |
|
133284 |
TS-2A |
CDF, N442DF |
Tanker #92 - Mid air collision on
8-28-2001with Tanker #87. One person killed
FAA Accident Report |
|
133355 |
S2F-2U |
Advanced Aviation Services, Reno NV, N7046U |
Cloud seeding aircraft that crashed on
take-off after losing an engine at Reno Stead Airport. Three
persons killed. 4-17-2000.
FAA Accident report |
| 136404 |
S-2B |
American Airpower Heritage
Flying Museum (Commemorative Air Force) and currently operated by The
Old Dominion
Squadron in Fredericksburg, VA, N5234A |
Destroyed in a crash at Cherry Point MCAS on
5-03-2007. No fatalities.
This is the original Grumman
Tracker to be released by the Navy to be flown as a warbird in 1984.
The first owner of this S2F was Doc Harrison and was the subject of an
Air Classics feature article and cover photo in Dec of 1984. This
aircraft operated and flew to air shows each summer and was the only current Tracker flying at air shows
in the early 21st century.
Old Dominion
Squadron Tracker Page
Warbird Registry Tracker 136404
Shanaberger.com
Tracker 136404-2
Shanaberger.com
Tracker 136404-3
Shanaberger.com
Tracker 136404-5
Shanaberger.com
Tracker 136404-6
Shanaberger.com
Tracker 136404-7
Shanaberger.com
Tracker 136404-8
Shanaberger.com
Tracker 136404-9
http://home.planet.nl/~roden171/fotos/priv12.JPG
http://home.planet.nl/~roden171/fotos/priv13.JPG
http://home.planet.nl/~roden171/fotos/priv3.jpg
http://home.planet.nl/~roden171/fotos/priv4.jpg
Airliners 136404-All |
|
136512 |
S-2A |
CDF, N450DF |
Tanker #87 - Mid air collision on
8-28-2001 with Tanker #92. One person killed.
FAA Accident Report |
|
136717 |
S-2 |
Securite Civile, F-ZBBL |
Tanker 19 destroyed on 7-19-2005
at Taradeau, Var, France. No injuries.
ACRO
Accident Photos 2005
ACRO Accident
Photos 2005 - Photo 1
ACRO Accident
Photos 2005 - Photo 2 |
|
136747 |
S-2 |
Securite Civile, F-ZBFE |
Tanker 17 destroyed on 8-20-2005
at Valgorge, France. Two killed. |
|
147535 |
S-2D |
Allied Air Force, Allen Town, PA |
This aircraft was registered as N2195Y but
was de-listed in May of 2003 and taken apart for spares. It was no
longer at Allentown as of June 2004 when the webmaster visited the airport, and
according to the FBO, it had been cut up and shipped elsewhere.
From the photos this looked to be a very nice looking aircraft.
Before its demise this Tracker had been put up for sale on Ebay and had
a high bid of $45,100, which did not meet the reserve price. The
aircraft had 5,523 hours on the aircframe and 683 hours on the right
engine and 1014 hours on the left engine since major overhaul.
Aeroweb
147535-1-2000
Aeroweb
147535-1-2000
Airliners 147535-2004 |
