ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230689
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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 2019 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: | North American FJ-4B Fury |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N400FS |
| MSN: | 224-83 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Richfield Municipal Airport (RIF), UT -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Driggs Reed Memorial Airport, ID (KDIJ) |
| Richfield Municipal Airport, UT (KRIF) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
When approaching Richfield Municipal Airport (RIF/KRIF), Utah, for a pitstop, the Fury’s pilot accidentally retracted his landing gear instead of the flaps and the aircraft bellied onto the runway.
The pilot escaped unhurt and the aircraft received minor to moderate damage and the only airtworthly FJ-4B looks repairable.
Sources:
https://www.ksl.com/article/46674132/1950s-era-fighter-jet-belly-lands-in-richfield-no-one-injured
https://fox13now.com/2019/11/14/historic-plane-belly-lands-at-richfield-municipal-airport/
https://gephardtdaily.com/local/pilot-of-1950s-era-fighter-jet-forced-to-belly-land-at-utah-airport/
https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/N400FS
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9329066 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2019 15:12 | jrholmstead | Added |
| 15-Nov-2019 15:13 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities] |
| 15-Nov-2019 16:42 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 15-Nov-2019 16:48 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Nov-2019 19:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2019 16:54 | kr | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2022 12:03 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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