ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167646
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| Date: | Saturday 25 September 1965 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Aero Spacelines B-337-SG Super Guppy |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Spacelines |
| Registration: | N1038V |
| MSN: | 52-2693 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | over the Mojave Desert, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
| Edwards AFB, CA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The highly modified Boeing C97-J Turbo Stratocruiser was undergoing a high speed dive test as part of its certification procedure.
As it dived through 10,000 feet at a speed of 275 mph the forward section of the modified upper fuselage caved in, creating a 23-feet wide hole.
The aircraft became almost uncontrollable but the pilots were able to make a successful emergency landing was made on the Rogers Dry Lake
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://airpigz.com/blog/2011/1/9/1965-super-guppy-dive-test-goes-bad-not-a-bird-strike.html
Media:
Super Guppy flight test didn't go great. Can't imagine how it handled after it imploded pic.twitter.com/8nTM868CWt
— Andrew (@Cosmic_Andrew1) June 9, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2014 01:27 | angels one five | Added |
| 10-Jun-2022 14:52 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
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