ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57121
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1995 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy (USN) |
| Registration: | 161273 |
| MSN: | 399 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Hawaii -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Abraham Lincoln |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed at sea. Control was initially lost because of the aircraft was banking at 'an inappropriate angel', following which the engines stalled. The pilot then failed to take the quick corrective action necessary to restart them and the aircraft entered an irrecoverable flat spin. Both crew ejected safely. Pilot than killed in crash of 29 January 1996.
Sources:
Flight International 24-30 April 1996
Air Forces Monthly April 1996, p60
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Jan-2009 07:20 | harro | Updated |
| 10-Dec-2017 19:09 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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