ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59026
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Date: | 25-MAR-2009 |
| Time: | 1030 PDT |
| Type: |  Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22A Raptor |
| Operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 91-4008 |
| C/n / msn: | 4008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 6 miles N of Harper Dry Lakebed, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB, CA (EDW/KEDW) |
Aircraft crashed while on test flight for 412th Test Wing.
The F-22 is believed to have been carrying out a test known as "captive weapons carry" at the time of the accident.
It was being accompanied by a chase plane but unfortunately the two aircraft had become separated and the chase pilot did not have visual contact with the accident aircraft when it crashed.
It appears that the Lockheed-Martin test pilot did not attempt to eject.
Sources:
1) http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/03/25/air-force-jet-crashes-in-california/
2) http://www.velozia.com/?p=1075
3) Scramble 365
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2009 12:28 | Digitalis | Added |
| 25-Mar-2009 23:44 | angels one five | Updated |
| 26-Mar-2009 00:31 | angels one five | Updated |
| 29-Mar-2009 23:16 | angels one five | Updated |
| 14-Oct-2009 09:37 | harro | Updated |
| 16-Nov-2012 11:33 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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