ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 258873
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| Date: | Monday 9 May 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star |
| Owner/operator: | U.S. Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 58-626 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
Crashed on approach to Elmendorf AFB, AK. Both crewmen were killed. The aircraft was not on approach to Elemendorf AFB AK. The aircraft was completing a training profile for the newly assigned pilot in the front seat. The training maneuver was called a simulated flame out where the pilot is taught how to land with a dead or reduced thrust engine. During this maneuver the pilot made a wrong move concerning flaps and the aircraft stalled at about 500 feet and fell flat to the ground. There was no attempt to eject and there were no survivors.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/T-33.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2021 16:51 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jul-2022 13:34 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
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