ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139468
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| Date: | Monday 24 October 2011 |
| Time: | 16:05 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | 422 Test and Evaluation Sqn USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northwest of Alamo, northwest of US Highway 93, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) |
| Nellis AFB (LSV/KLSV) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The F-15C Eagle from Nellis Air Force Base(USAF 57th Wing / WA) crashed about five miles NW of Alamo, six miles west of US Highway 93, a sparsely populated part of southern Nevada, but the pilot was able to eject from the aircraft and didn’t suffer any injuries. The pilot had started walking and was picked up by a military helicopter about 30 minutes after the crash.
The resulting USAF investigation attributed the crash to six contributing factors, including a problem with the plane's radome and the pilot's subsequent actions.
Sources:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/air-force-f-15-figter-jet-crashes-in-remote-area-north-of-las-vegas-pilot-ejects-safely/2011/10/24/gIQAH9Y4DM_story.html?noredirect=on
http://www.lvrj.com/news/air-force-reports-fighter-jet-down-north-of-las-vegas-pilot-ejects-safely-132503378.html
http://news3lv.com/content/news/local/story/Plane-crash-reported-near-Alamo-Nev/YCGO8MewEEOAbM8o161hjw.cspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Oct-2011 02:06 | Dmitriy | Added |
| 25-Oct-2011 02:28 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2011 02:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Apr-2012 19:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2014 13:37 | Roup | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2016 19:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2020 19:54 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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