ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75927
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 April 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MiG-23UB Flogger |
| Owner/operator: | 57.Regiment Romanian Air Force |
| Registration: | 140 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Nicolae Balcescu -
 Romania
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Constanta-Kogalniceanu Airport (CND/LRCK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
First FAR MiG-23 loss. Both pilots ejected safely after an engine flame-out. Engine stopped at 1500 meters above Nicolae Balcescu village, just before landing at Mihail Kogalniceanu. After three attempts to restart it, the crew initiated the ejection sequence at barely 60 meters.
Sources:
Air Forces Monthly SEP 2002, p62 ; http://web.archive.org/web/20171101062103/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/romania.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2010 11:37 | TB | Added |
| 28-Oct-2010 06:20 | transylvhwp | Updated [Registration, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2020 00:22 | JF | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 31-Dec-2020 00:24 | JF | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
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