The State - News from Aug. 12, 1988

A Navy flier was missing at sea and presumed dead after a helicopter crashed off the coast near San Diego, injuring three crew members, authorities said. The Sikorsky SH-2F anti-submarine helicopter, assigned to North Island Naval Air Station, crashed during a training flight Wednesday, approximately 35 miles south of San Clemente Island, the Navy said. The cause of the accident is under investigation, the Navy said. Lt. (j.g.) Walter S. Hogan, 27, of Tucson was missing and presumed dead, said Ken Mitchell, a base spokesman. The pilot, Naval Reserve Lt. Mark S. Eoff, 33, of San Diego was in critical condition at Balboa Naval Hospital with unspecified injuries. The two enlisted crew members, Petty Officer 3rd Class John C. Santana, 22, of New York and Airman Steven P. Zelasco, 21, of Virginia, Minn., were in stable condition.