ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57165
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| Date: | Sunday 18 June 2000 |
| Time: | 16:38 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | US Navy |
| Registration: | 158629 |
| MSN: | 30 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Willow Grove Naval Air Station - Horsham, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | KNXX |
| KNXX | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Sounds of Freedom Airshow 2000. Demonstrating simulated wave-off maneuver. aircraft made right turn, after wave-off, added power; airspeed while climbing was too slow, aircraft departed controlled flight. Attempts to regain control of aircraft at low airspeed failed. Plane impacted trees, and burned, outside airbase perimeter. Two crew ejected, horizontal into treeline. Did not survive. (Lt. William Dey of Hightstown, NJ and Lieutenant David Bergstrom of Annandale, Va.)
Sources:
Scramble 255
https://www.trentonian.com/news/article_159a757a-eb72-5a5c-a25f-2bb8ca66e5fc.html
Images:
158629 (AD-121) at Willow Grove NAS 18 June 2000 copyright John Hevesi (78Delta)
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 18-May-2014 18:12 | 78Delta | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2014 16:51 | 78Delta | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 16-Jul-2017 18:01 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Jul-2017 18:01 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2023 04:57 | Skyhawk37Y | Updated [[Embed code]] |
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