Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 16 February 1989 |
Type: | Boeing E-6A Hermes |
Operator: | United States Navy |
Registration: | 162782 |
MSN: | 23430/983 |
First flight: | 1987-02-19 (2 years) |
Engines: | 4 CFMI CFM56-2A-2 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
Location: | over Washington State ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Boeing E-6A Hermes, an airborne command post and communications relay based on the Boeing 707-320, sustained substantial damage to the tail when portions of the vertical fin and right horizontal stabilizer tore loose while the aircraft was in a steep 460 knot dive during a test flight. A safe landing was made.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.