Date | Individual(s) | Position | Aircraft Type | Cause |   | |
29 Sep 1946 | LTjg Robby Robinson | #4 Slot | F8F-1 Bearcat | Did not recover from Dive | ||
16 Oct 1946 | LTjg William May | #2 Right Wing | F8F-1 Bearcat | crashed on Runway | Unhurt | |
24 Apr 1951 | LT Bob Longsworth | #0 | F8F-2 Bearcat | Unauthorized roll on take off | ||
8 Mar 1950 | LCDR "Johnny" Magda | #1 "Boss" | F9F-2B Panther | Killed in Action in Korea | ||
7 Jul 1952 | LT Bud Wood | #4 Slot | F9F-5 Panther | Low Level mid-air collision | ||
8 Apr 1953 | LCDR Ray Hawkins | #1 "Boss" | F9F-6 Cougar | Uncontrollable supersonic dive | ||
24 Mar 1955 | Capt Martin Pete Olsen | #6 Opp Solo | F9F-8 Cougar | Crashed into sand dune | ||
18 Oct 1956 | Capt Charles Hollaway | #2 Right Wing | F9F-8 Cougar | Flew into ground | ||
8 Feb 1958 | LT John Dewenter | #5 Lead Solo | F11FA Tiger | Engine failure. Crash landed | Unhurt | |
14 Oct 1958 | CDR Robert "Nick" Glasgow | #1 Mini-Boss | F11FA Tiger | Crashed during solo practice | ||
12 Jun 1960 | LT Donald "Bob" McKee | #3 Left Wing | F11FA Tiger | Midair collision | ||
4 Oct 1960 | LT William "Bill" Sherwood | #7 Narrator | TF9F | Power Failure on Take off | ||
4 Oct 1960 | ADJAN J.R.McCay | Aviation Mech | TF9F | Power Failure on Take off | ||
14 Jun 1960 | LT Anton "Skip" Campanella | #3 Left Wing | F11FA Tiger | Flew into water | ||
14 Oct 1961 | LT Duke Ventimiglia | #7 Narrator | F9F-8T | Engine Fire | Unhurt | |
15 Mar 1964 | LT George Neale | #4 Slot | F-11A Tiger | Engine flameout on approach | ||
16 Jan 1965 | LCDR Richard Oliver | #5 Lead Solo | F-11A Tiger | Dirty roll on takeoff | Unhurt | |
8 Dec 1965 | LT Michael "Mike" Van Ort | #6 Opp Solo | F-11A Tiger | Systems failure | ||
2 Sep 1066 | LCDR Richard Oliver | #5 Lead Solo | F-11A Tiger | crashed at Toronto Int'l Airport | ||
22 Sep 1066 | LT Frank Mezzadri | #4 Slot | F-11A Tiger | Gear caught cable on takeoff | ||
1 Feb 1967 | LT Frank Gallagher | #6 Opp Solo | F-11A Tiger | Spun into ground. | ||
18 Feb 1967 | Capt "Ron" Thompson | #2 Right Wing | F-11A Tiger | Formation loop during practice. | ||
21 Oct 1967 | LT Hal Loney | #6 Opp Solo | F-11A Tiger | Crashed on take off | Injured | |
14 Jan 1968 | LT Bill Worley | #6 Opp Solo | F-11A Tiger | Double immelman | ||
19 Sep 1969 | CAPT Vince D. Donile | #7 Narrator | F-4J Phantom II | Crashed into San Francisco Bay | Unhurt | |
6 Nov 1969 | CAPT Vince D. Donile | #7 Narrator | F-4J Phantom II | Crashed near El Paso, Texas | Unhurt | |
30 Aug 1970 | LT Ernie Christensen | #4 Slot | F-4J Phantom II | Engine stuck in afterburner | Unhurt | |
4 Jun 1971 | CDR Harley Hall | #1 "Boss" | F-4J Phantom II | Crashed over Narragansett Bay | Unhurt | |
27 Jan 1973 | CDR Harley Hall | #1 "Boss" | F-4J Phantom II | Killed in Action | ||
8 Mar 1973 | Capt J. R. Fogg | #3 Left Wing | F-4J Phantom II | Collision with other Blue Angels | Unhurt | |
8 Mar 1973 | LCDR Don K. Bently | #1 "Boss" | F-4J Phantom II | Collision with other Blue Angels | Unhurt | |
8 Mar 1973 | LT Marlin D. Wiits | #2 Right Wing | F-4J Phantom II | Collision with other Blue Angels | Unhurt | |
8 Jul 1973 | LT Steve D. Lambert | #6 Opp Solo | F-4J Phantom II | Crashed in Lake Charles, LA. | Unhurt | |
26 Jul 1973 | LCDR Skip Umstead | #1 "Boss" | F-4J Phantom II | Mid-air collision (2 F4Js) | ||
26 Jul 1973 | Capt John M. "Mike" Murphy | #2 Right Wing | F-4J Phantom II | Mid-air collision (2 F4Js) | ||
26 Jul 1973 | Ronald Thomas | PO1 | F-4J Phantom II | Mid-air collision (2 F4Js) | ||
26 Jul 1973 | Gerald Harvey | ADJ1 | F-4J Phantom II | Mid-air collision (2 F4Js) | Ejected | |
22 Feb 1976 | LT Nile R. Kraft | #7 Narrator | A-4F Skyhawk | Flew into ground | ||
7 Nov 1976 | LT Michael R. Curtain | #6 Opp Solo | A-4F Skyhawk | Flew into ground | ||
31 May 1980 | LT Jim Ross | #5 Lead Solo | A-4F Skyhawk | Crash landed into swamp | Unhurt | |
22 Feb 1982 | LCDR Stu Powrie | #5 Lead Solo | A-4F Skyhawk | Dirty loop, stalled | ||
12 Jul 1985 | LT Andy Caputi | #5 Lead Solo | A-4F Skyhawk | Collided with A-4F #6 | Unhurt | |
12 Jul 1985 | LCDR Mike Gershon | #6 Opp Solo | A-4F Skyhawk | Collided with A-4F #6 | ||
12 Feb 1987 | LT Dave Anderson | #5 Lead Solo | F/A-18A Hornet | Dual engine flameout | Unhurt | |
23 Jan 1990 | MAJ Charles Moseley | #2 Right Wing | F/A-18A Hornet | Collision with Blue Angels #1 | Unhurt | |
23 Jan 1990 | CDR Pat Moneymaker | #1 "Boss" | F/A-18A Hornet | Collision with Blue Angels #2 | Unhurt | |
28 Oct 1999 | LCDR Kieron O'Connor | #3 LeftWing | F/A-18B Hornet | Crashed into the ground | ||
28 Oct 1999 | LCDR Kieron O'ConnorLT Kevin Colling | #3 LeftWing | F/A-18B Hornet | Crashed into the ground | ||
1 Dec 2004 | LT Ted Steelman | #6 Opp Solo | F/A-18A Hornet | Struck the water | Uninjured | |
21 Apr 2007 | LCDR Kevin Davis | #6 Opp Solo | F/A-18A Hornet | Crashed at MCAS Beaufort, SC | ||
2 Juner 2016 | Capt Jeff Kuss | #6 Opp Solo | F/A-18A Hornet | Crashed at Smyrna, TN | ||
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