ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46064
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Date: | Thursday 5 January 1967 |
Time: | 16:30 |
Type: | Lockheed A-12 Oxcart |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 60-6928 |
MSN: | 125 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 2 mi SW of Leith, NV -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
Destination airport: | Edwards AFB, CA |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed. Pilot Walter L. Ray (33) ejected from the aircraft but he failed to separate from the ejection seat and was killed.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
Air Enthusiast 52
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_A-12 http://www.u2sr71patches.co.uk/a12U2loction.htm https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a35132955/explorer-finds-cia-a12-oxcart-crash-site-area-51/ USAF report:
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP71B00590R000100010001-4.pdf The Victoria Advocat 8 January 1967, p5A
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Oct-2008 00:45 |
ASN archive |
Added |
09-May-2011 03:15 |
Alpine Flight |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
06-Mar-2016 15:26 |
TB |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source] |
06-Mar-2016 15:35 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
04-Nov-2020 18:44 |
harro |
Updated [Accident report] |
07-Jan-2021 15:14 |
gerard57 |
Updated [Source, Accident report] |
24-Dec-2021 08:14 |
harro |
Updated [Accident report] |
22-Jan-2022 14:58 |
TB |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source] |
11-Jul-2022 18:22 |
TB |
Updated [Narrative] |
02-Sep-2022 13:19 |
KagurazakaHanayo |
Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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