I received this message today from someone who was the

The ole Cutlass was something else and this particular sequence was on
the Hancock and the pilot was the XO of VF-124 and went over the side
in the cockpit and never survived.The LSO was Ted Reilly and he made
it OK.The hook spotter/talker jumped clear over the rail and was
picked out of the sea OK, later.The other LSO's leaped into the net
and rolled away OK.Seven of the arresting gear people in the catwalk
all escaped with minor injuries.From what info I have the pilot was a
former VP driver and as evidenced he got way behind the power curve to
say the least .