ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 259271
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 May 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-84F Thunderstreak |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 52-6833 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 17 mi W of Wickenburg, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
German student pilot (name not reported), with an instructor nearby, was practicing a simulated landing approach at an abandoned glider base two miles north of the highway. Tail began to drag and that the craft soon crashed and disintegrated. A helicopter crash-landed en-route to the scene injuring the seven occupants.
Sources:
http://forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/F-84F.html
Prescott Evening Courier 17 May 1961, p3
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2021 18:19 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Mar-2022 18:40 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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