Date: | Thursday 16 February 1989 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing E-6A Hermes |
Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 162782 |
MSN: | 23430/983 |
Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-2A-2 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | over Washington State -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The Boeing E-6A Hermes, an airborne command post and communications relay based on the Boeing 707-320, sustained substantial damage to the tail when portions of the vertical fin and right horizontal stabilizer tore loose while the aircraft was in a steep 460 knot dive during a test flight. A safe landing was made.
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