ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57931
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas QF-4E Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 82nd ATARS USAF |
| Registration: | 71-1083 |
| MSN: | 4254 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | W-151 Gulf Range Complex, approx 88 miles S of Tyndall AFB, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tyndall AFB, Florida |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
71-1083 (c/n 4254) to AMARC as FP0691 Jun 7, 1991. To QF-4E AF257. During an F-15C missile test and evaluation program flight from Tyndall AFB (FL) this unmanned 82nd ATRS Phantom II was command destructed after the jet departed controlled flight. A missile from the Eagle missed the drone completely and after about three minutes the drone violently pitched up without input from the controller.
The aircraft accident investigation has found that a malfunction in the Automatic Flight Control System Electro-Hydraulic Stab was the cause of the un-commanded full nose up stab. The aircraft lost airspeed and entered a unrecoverable flat spin. Passing 2,000 feet in the descent the Phantom was blown up after which it crashed in the W-151 Gulf Range Complex approximately 88 miles south of Tyndall AFB, Florida.
Sources:
http://www.scramble.nl/mag/scramble332-images.pdf [Scramble 332]
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1971.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Oct-2011 21:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Nov-2011 06:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2012 03:12 | harro | Updated [Plane category, ] |
| 17-Feb-2012 06:58 | harro | Updated [[Plane category, ]] |
| 14-Feb-2020 23:44 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
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