ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 149440
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Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1994 |
Time: | |
Type: | Cessna OA-37B Dragonfly |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 70-1310 |
MSN: | 43325 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 7 mi NE of Rosamond Dry Lake, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed during spin exercise when a valve failure in the fuel system allowed fuel to remain in the right wingtip tank, creating an out-of-weight condition as thee jet entered the spin.
Both pilots ejected safely.
Sources:
"X-Plane Crashes"
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/Cessna-NA-37B-Dragonfly/0949514?sid=6c3f762d1ed0f311f1a68adbfecfa762_ (picture of the aircraft)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Oct-2012 04:56 |
Alpine Flight |
Added |
16-Oct-2019 18:02 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location] |
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