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DON-NAVY-2020-012169.Pdf DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NAVAL SAFETY CENTER 375 A STREET NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23511-4399 5720 Ser 03 /F0324 November 9,2020 Sent via email: [email protected] Mr. John Greenew d,.II. The Black Vault 27305 W. Live Oa Rd., Ste. 1203 Castaic, CA 91384 Dear Mr. Greenew ld: SUBJECT: YOUR FR EDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CASE NO. 2020-NSC-346; DON- I A V -2020-012169 . This is in relPon e to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of September 17, 2020, wherein you Iske for a copy of the following: 1. Naval Safety enter' s ForA case logs for fiscal years 2019 - 2020; 2. Naval Sa ety enter's FOrA appeal logs for fiscal years 2019 - 2020; and 3. Naval Sa ety enter's Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) logs for fiscal/calendar ear 019 - 2020. Enclosed is . COl pact disc containing redacted copies of Naval Safety Center's FOJA case logs and Naval SaD ty Center's appeal logs for fiscal years 2019 and 2020. The names '1d t e personal identifiable information of the Privacy Act requesters and the names and personal iden ifiable information of the personnel named in the request are being withheld under 5 U .. C. § 552(b)(6), as information in or pertaining to medical files, reports, records, and other n ateri I pertaining to personnel matters that if disclosed to a requestor, other than the actual pers n in hich the information is pertaining to, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasi n of heir privacy. A diligent sel reh of the tiles and databases maintained by the Naval Safety Center was conducted for dOCUI ent responsive to number 3 of your request, without success. I regret to inform you the requ sted information does not exist within the files at this command. sible for the partial denial and the search for records responsive to your request is: . Luchtman Rear dl iral, U.S. Navy er, Naval Safety Center 5720 Ser 03/F0324 . I November 9, 2020 date of this letter. here are two ways to file an appeal, by mail or through FOIAonline. 1. By mail. PIe se provide a letter requesting an appeal, with a copy of your initial request and a copy fth letter of denial, in an envelope marked "Freedom ofInformation Act AppeaL" You are ehcou ·aged (though not required) to provide an explanation why you believed the redactions were linap ropriate or our search was inadequate. Also, please provide a copy of your appeal letter tal us a Naval Safety Center, Attention: FOIA Coordinator, 375 A Street, Norfolk, VA 23511 1439 . The I ffic of the Judge Advocate General (Code 14) 1322 Patt rson Ave., S.E., Ste. 3000 WasIl ingt n, DC 20374-5066 Tele hon : (202) 685-5450 Fax: (202) 685-5472 I 2. Through "01 online. This will work only if you set up an account on FOIAonline before you make th req est that you would like to appeal. To set up an account, go to FOIAonline (this is we site that will appear as the top hitif you search the internet for "FOIAonline"), clic ( "C eate Account" (a link located within the blue banner at the top in the upper right comer), nter your data into the field that subsequently appears, and click "Save" (at the bottom left ofth· scr en). With your account thereby created, you will have the power to file an appeal on FOIAonlin to any request you file on FOIAonline thereafter. To do so, locate your request (enter a key~ord or the request tracking number in the "Search for" field on the "Search" tab), click on it, thel the 'Create Appeal" tab in the left-hand column. Complete the subsequent field, click "Save," nd 1" OIAonline will submit your appeal. If you have any q estions, you may contact our office at the telephone number and email address provided below. You may also contact the DON FO fA Liaison, Christopher J ulka, at christopher.a.julka a nav .mil, (703) 697-0031. In addition, the Office of Government Information Service (0 IS) provides a voluntary mediation process for resolving disputes between persons madng FOIA requests and the Department of the Navy (DON). For more information, go to h t s:/ www.archives. ov/o Tis/about-o is/contact-information. Your reques~ is bing treated as a "representative of the news media request" as identified in 32 C.F.R. § 286.1 (a). There are no fees associated with the processing of your request in this instance. 2 5720 Ser 03/F0324 November 9, 2020 If you have ny uestions, you may contact our office at (757) 444-3520 extension 6055 or via e-mail atsafefoiaGnav.mil. Please refer to case number 2020-NSC-346 when inquiring about your request. Sincerely, d J.f~-JncdLrJ L. G. ELLIS-SHOOKS By direction of the Commander 3 This document is made available through the declassification efforts and research of John Greenewald, Jr., creator of: The Black Vault The Black Vault is the largest online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) document clearinghouse in the world. The research efforts here are responsible for the declassification of hundreds of thousands of pages released by the U.S. Government & Military. Discover the Truth at: http://www.theblackvault.com Tracking Number Request Requester Name Description Received Closed Dispositions Used Exemptions Used Please provide complete crash report with all photos, maps and diagrams for the following accident. F-14A 159842 crashed near Centro, Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011837 FOIA Mr. Chad Topping CA on 19 April 1977. 9/30/2019 11/22/2019 Denial Ex. 6, Ex. 5 Narrative & releasable photos/maps for RA-SC Vigilante crashed near Albany, Geo ia on 5 March Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019·011791 FOIA Mr. Christopher Baird 1970, BuNo 151620, pilot (b)(6) 9/30/2019 12/9/2019 Denial Ex. 6, Ex. 5 ~' ",liwp,", '""' ,",h,d 'ppm, 4.5 mile> of Yuma. AZ on 27 June pilot was CapL (b)(6) Ipassenger (b)(6) DON-NAVY-2019-011785 FOIA Mr. Brad Gray 9/30/2019 10/3/2019 INo Records SIR, BUNO 162568, Sailor into prop Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011698 FOIA Harvey Hall on board the USS New Orleans on 9Feb1988 9/26/2019 9/26/2019 Denial Ex. 6, Ex. 5 MGYSgt shot himself in the head with his service pisto. 9-11 Mar 1991, MCSl Pistol Range, EI Taro, DON-NAVY-2019-011570 VA 318/5T (b)(6) CA 9/24/2019 9/25/2019 No Records (V~ I [BUi # 149918, 16 Sep 1999 in Roosevelt Roads, Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011610 FOIA/PA (b)(6) I PR 9/24/2019 10/4/2019 Denial Ex. 6, Ex.S 1) Deck logs USS S~RATOGA Jul-Dec 1972 2) Caught (b)(6) after : fell off from being on the side the ship. 3) One pilot ejected from a plane but the other was trapped by a panel and he went Partial Grant/Partial (b)(6) DON-NAVY·2019·011585 IVA Dept of VA (VAl I the plane, 9/24/2019 11/15/2019 Denial Ex.6 DON·NAVY-2019-011558 FOIA Joseph Kaposi Various videos 9/24/2019 I 9/24/2019 Full Grant Apr 1992, incident occurred. He was in VF21 fighting free-lancers as a plane captain. He was the cover person on the front of the safety magazine. USS INDEPENDENCE on the way Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011591 FOIA Terry Horn towards the Persian Gulf 9/24/2019 _?/2S/2.Q19 IDenial Ex. 6. Ex.5 _.. , .... OON"JW.WY::ZOT~nJ1T55r- II-UIA iJosepn KapOSI 5 A-6 Videos (no bunos) 9/23/2019 9/24/2019 Full Grant On a range tour, helicopter shook violently crashed in the desert. 1 Mar 1985, (b)(6) DON-NAVY-2019-011437 VA 348/SC (VAl J China lake, CA 9/19/2019 9/30/2019 No Records 1) A/C crash onboard the USS Stennis on 4/1/97 and 2) Removal of deased civilians from the ocean DON·NAVY·2019-011550 VA Hike, Noel (b)(6) on 10/1/97 onboard the USS Stennis 9/19/2019 9/26/2019 IFull Grant - (V~ I Tracking Number Request Requester Name Description Received Closed Dispositions Used Exemptions Used Please provide complete crash report with all photos, maps and diagrams for the following accident. F-14A 159842 crashed near EI Centro, Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011837 FOIA Mr. Chad Topping CA on 19 April 1977. 9/30/2019 11/22/2019 Denial Ex. 6, Ex. 5 Narrative & releasable photos/maps for RA-SC Vigilante crashed near Albany,~a on 5 March Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011791 FOIA Mr. Christopher Baird 1970, BuNo 151620, pilot (b)(6) 9/30/2019 12/9/2019 Denial Ex. 6, Ex. 5 Marine Helicopter that crashed approx 4.5 miles west Yuma, AZ on 27 June 1969, pilot was Capt. (b)(6) passenger was CpLr (b)(6) I. DON-NAVY -2019-011785 FOIA Mr. Brad Gray BuNo143981 9/30/2019 10/3/2019 No Records SIR, BUNO 162568, Sailor walked into prop Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011698 FOIA Harvey Hall onboard the USS New Orleans on 9Feb1988 9/26/2019 9/26/2019 Denial Ex. 6, Ex.5 MGYSgt shot himself in the head with his service pisto. 9·11 Mar 1991, MCSl Pistol Range, EI Toro, DON,NAVY-2019-011S70 VA 318/ST (VAl (b)(6) I CA 9/24/2019 9/25/2019 No Records BuNo # 149918, 16 Sep 1999 Roosevelt Roads, Partial Grant/Partial DON-NAVY-2019-011610 FOIA/PA I Mr.
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