ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 114904
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| Date: | Tuesday 26 August 1947 |
| Time: | c. 10:00 |
| Type: |  Northrop P-61B-10-NO Black Widow |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
| Registration: | 42-39643 |
| MSN: | 1162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Adak AAF, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
This aircraft had just come out of maintenance and was being test flown. I do not know if it was on take off or a low pass from East to West. I was in the 172 Signal Service radio shop with the CO Captain when we heard unusural loud engine noise. I stepped outside the Quonset hut door in time to see the aircraft pull straight up in too a (thin) cloud. at the top, it rolled over on it's back and came straight down towards the runway. It did not pull out and struck the ground at about a 70 degree angle. The two engines made large craters in the runway. Outside of the engines that lay on the runway, there were few pieces on any significant size. The aircraft heading at the time of surface contact was about 180 degrees from its approach heading. I believe it may have stalled at the top and fell (sidewise) for a distance with no rudder authourity.
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Sep-2012 15:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase] |
| 18-Mar-2013 01:31 | Snakers | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Narrative] |
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