ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152989
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| Date: | Friday 25 August 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Dynamics F-111C Aardvark |
| Owner/operator: | 1 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A8-137 |
| MSN: | D1-13 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ohakea AFB, Manawatu 3 -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNZAF Ohakea (NZ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after water ingestion into engines during take-off. Crew ejected in escape module on Runway 27 at 90 knots with only minor injuries, Crash incident took place near Ohakea, New Zealand. Both Crew, Flying Officer M. Kelly (pilot) and Flt Lt A. Curr (WSO) survived ejection. Accident caused by water spray from the nose wheel being ingested into air intakes. Tyre treads on all the RAAF's fleet of F-111s were modified so it wouldn't happen again.
Sources:
http://htka.hu/static/cikkek/F-111/acftdata.pdf
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/3a8.shtml
http://www.adf-messageboard.com.au/invboard/index.php?showtopic=1528
http://web.archive.org/web/20170921070650/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/F_111/F-111.htm
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?113380-Rip-RAAF-F111-s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 15:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Apr-2013 13:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport] |
| 12-Aug-2015 14:15 | TB | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Apr-2021 10:53 | Adam | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 16-Jan-2022 05:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Jan-2022 07:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 13-Feb-2022 02:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 23-Feb-2022 00:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
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