ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153001
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| Date: | Friday 30 January 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | General Dynamics FB-111A |
| Owner/operator: | 509th BWg /340th BGp USAF |
| Registration: | 68-0263 |
| MSN: | B1-35 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Seacrest Village, Portsmouth, New Hampshire -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pease AFB, NH |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed on January 30 1981: loss of control and crashed into an apartment block in Seacoast Village, near Portsmouth, NH. Both crew ejected safely. The Capsule ejected over the interstate bridge on the Piscatiqua river landing in the backyard of a private residence on Cutts Ave.,Portsmouth, NH.
The official USAF Mishap Report determined that the crash of FB-111A s/n 68-0263 was caused by "incorrect" actions of the pilot. But questions still linger. Could mechanical failure have caused the near catastrophic accident in a crowded housing complex in Portsmouth, NH...
The wreckage of 68-0263 was trucked back to Pease AFB for accident investigation. Ultimately the capsule of this aircraft ended up on display at the Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex in Oklahoma City
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
http://www.seacoastnh.com/History/History_Matters/Was_1981_NH_Bomber_Crash_Pilot_Error?/0/
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
http://disc.yourwebapps.com/discussion.cgi?disc=196821;article=675;title=The%20FB-111A%20%22Switchblade%22
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 19:11 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Oct-2014 06:33 | Anon. | Updated [Location] |
| 17-Jul-2015 17:01 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 17-Jan-2016 19:05 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2020 15:05 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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