Incident McDonnell Douglas F-15J 72-8891,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 46491
 
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Date:Friday 6 October 1995
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F15 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
McDonnell Douglas F-15J
Owner/operator:JASDF
Registration: 72-8891
MSN: 091
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Komatsu AB -   Japan
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Komatsu AB, Japan
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
One pilot on board not wounded. At Komatsu AB, while taking off for night air defense combat training, had trouble, hit the crash barrier at the end of the R/W06 runway, and stopped after 5 metres overrun. Caught fire, but extinguished after some minutes. Pilot got out by himself.

Sources:

Flight International 24-30 April 1996
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=44941
http://flyteam.jp/registration/72-8891

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
13-Nov-2008 03:56 harro Updated
01-Apr-2012 17:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
07-Feb-2020 09:51 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
02-Aug-2021 13:10 TB Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
02-Aug-2021 13:22 TB Updated [Aircraft type]

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