Date: | Saturday 1 December 1984 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 720-027 |
Owner/operator: | NASA |
Registration: | N833NA |
MSN: | 18066/208 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | OT |
Location: | Edwards AFB, CA (EDW) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA (EDW/KEDW) |
Destination airport: | Edwards AFB, CA (EDW/KEDW) |
Narrative:The aircraft was used in a crash test to test fuel fire retardant. The remote controlled aircraft crashed on landing and burst into flames.
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photo (c) NASA; Edwards AFB, CA (EDW); 01 December 1984
photo (c) NASA; Edwards AFB, CA (EDW); 01 December 1984
photo (c) NASA; Edwards AFB, CA (EDW); 01 December 1984
photo (c) NASA; Edwards AFB, CA (EDW); 01 December 1984
photo (c) NASA; Edwards AFB, CA (EDW); 01 December 1984
photo (c) NASA; Edwards AFB, CA (EDW); 01 December 1984
photo (c) NASA; Edwards AFB, CA (EDW); 01 December 1984
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