ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 126101
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| Date: | Sunday 26 February 1978 |
| Time: | 16:15 |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104 Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | Red Baron Flying Services |
| Registration: | N104RB |
| MSN: | 2051-Hybrid |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edwards Air Force Base -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) |
| Mojave Air and Space Port (KMHV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 26 February 1978, Darryl Greenamyer made a practice run for an attempt at the world altitude record in an F-104 called the Red Baron. After the practice run, he was unable to get a down and locked light on the left main undercarriage. Following several touch-and-go tests on Edwards Air Force Base 15000 foot runway, he determined that it was not safe to land. He successfully ejected, and N104RB crashed in the desert.
Note: There were two different Starfighters with the same registration, N104RB that has caused some confusion amongst aviation enthusiasts. The first aircraft, named the Red Baron, was a hybrid of parts from many F-104 aircraft assembled by Darryl Greenamyer and Ed Browning in order to reclaim the world altitude record, which had been set by a modified Russian Mig 25. This is the aircraft that crashed 26-Feb-1978. The second Starfighter registered as N104RB is CF-104D, Lockheed 583A-5302, previously operated by the CAF as 104632, the RNoAF as 4632 and is still flying with the Starfighters Inc.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
Civil Airworthiness Certification: Former Military High-Performance Aircraft
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=43670&key=0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N104RB_Red_Baron
http://www.i-f-s.nl/civil-f-104s/
https://pacaeropress.websitetoolbox.com/post/darryl-greenamyers-red-baron-f104rb-crash-site-visit-5672498
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2011 03:56 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2016 17:37 | yukonjack | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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