Narrative:
Engine power was lost shortly after takeoff from runway 07 at Wiesbaden AB. The Convair lost height and came down in a plowed field, close to the village of Breckenheim. The airplane caught fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 9 February 1967 |
| Time: | 10:41 |
| Type: |  Convair T-29A (CV-240) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-1917 |
| MSN: | 184 |
| First flight: | 1950 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) NE of Wiesbaden Air Base (WIE) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wiesbaden-Erbenheim (Y-80) Air Base (WIE/ETOU), Germany |
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Engine power was lost shortly after takeoff from runway 07 at Wiesbaden AB. The Convair lost height and came down in a plowed field, close to the village of Breckenheim. The airplane caught fire.
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van WaardePhotos
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