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| Date: | Tuesday 16 December 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair YRB-58A Hustler |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-1008 |
| MSN: | 15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Cannon AFB, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Loss of control during flight due to electrical failure.
*Eight men died in test flights and flight-line accidents until introducion to Air Force 2 December 1959. 22 from 116 B-58 lost in accidents .
Sources:
- JF Baugher
The Bulletin 2 December 1959, p1*
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2013 08:42 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 09-Apr-2013 08:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2013 09:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Nov-2017 10:07 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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