ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47280
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| Date: | Sunday 28 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104A-25-LO Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 538th FISqn USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0847 |
| MSN: | 183-1135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nellis AFB, Nevada -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB, NV |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Engine fuel supply malfunction during intial climb, pilot tried back with dead stick approach procedure to Nellis AFB but the contact on the runway was bad. the aircraft run 3000 ft beyond barrier where it crashed and burned. The pilot 1Lt Walter Earl Stroup was killed.
Sources:
http://www.i-f-s.nl/accidents-incidents-1960/
http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Oct-2014 17:53 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2020 16:13 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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