ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114936
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 September 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Northrop XP-79B Flying Ram |
| Owner/operator: | Northrop Aircraft Corporation |
| Registration: | 43-52437 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Muroc Flight Test Center -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Muroc |
| Muroc | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On a test flight at 10,000 feet control was lost in a turn and the aircraft entered an irrecoverable spin.
After repeated attempts to regain control the pilot, Harry H.Crosby, baled out but was struck and incapacitated or killed by the wing of his aircraft, and fell with his parachute unopened.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
https://www.historynet.com/jack-northrops-xp-79b-jet-fighter-jan-96-aviation-history-feature.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2019 08:06 | angels one five | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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