ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56150
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| Date: | 09-FEB-1985 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 354th TFWg USAF (354th Tactical Fighter Wingg United States Air Force) |
| Registration: | 78-0723 |
| MSN: | A10-0343 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, 30 miles south of Flagstaff, Arizona -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ (DMA/KDMA) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An armed USAF Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II, 78-0723, crashed into a cliff in Oak Creek Canyon, just north of Sedona, Arizona (30 miles south of Flagstaff) during a morning rainstorm. A military demolitions crew was sent in to recover unexploded munitions and the canyon was closed to traffic for several days. The lone pilot, attached to the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, South Carolina, was killed
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
2. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1978-aircraft.html
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
4. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/02/10/us/jet-fighter-crash-in-arizona-kills-pilot-and-sets-off-blasts.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1980%E2%80%9389)#1985
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2014 01:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2021 17:56 | King T. | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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