ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156125
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 2013 |
| Time: | 08:40 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 79-0025 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 100 km east of Okinawa -
 Japan
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kadena Air Base (DNA/RODN) |
| Kadena Air Base (DNA/RODN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at sea. Pilot ejected and was later rescued.
Cause of this accident was failure of the hydro-mechanical flight control system.
Sources:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-05/28/c_132412829.htm
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/28/national/u-s-f-15-crashes-off-okinawa-pilot-rescued/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123377284]
http://www.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-140120-003.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2013 00:58 | Steinmann | Added |
| 29-May-2013 06:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2014 17:59 | isamuel | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2014 18:36 | isamuel | Updated [Time, Registration, Source] |
| 22-Aug-2016 18:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2020 20:30 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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