ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14047
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 November 1974 |
| Time: | 18:04 LT |
| Type: |  Rockwell Aero Commander 690A |
| Owner/operator: | Montana Power Company |
| Registration: | N40MP |
| MSN: | 11116 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kingston, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ |
| Butte, MT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A United States Air Force (USAF) General Dynamics F-111A (77-055), and a Montana Power Company, Rockwell Aero Commander 690A (N40MP), collided in flight near Kingston, Utah, USA. The F-111A was the lead aircraft in a formation of two F-111A's.
The formation was attempting a rendezvous with a USAF Boeing KC-135 for night air refueling training when the planes collided.
The two crewmembers of the F-111A ejected successfully from their aircraft. The pilot of N40MP, the sole occupant, was killed.
Both aircraft were destroyed by the collision, the postcollision fire , and impact with the ground.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of this accident was the F-111A pilot's misidentification of the Turbo Commander as a refueling tanker with which he intended to rendezvous.
Contributing to the misidentification was his failure to use prescribed procedures and techniques during rendezvous with a tanker aircraft for refueling.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Air Britain's Business Turboprops International 2009
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2012 01:22 | Gwydd | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2020 19:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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