ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230689
Last updated: 5 December 2019
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Date: | 14-NOV-2019 |
Time: | 16:00 MST |
Type: | North American FJ-4B Fury |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N400FS |
C/n / msn: | 224-83 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Minor |
Location: | Richfield Municipal Airport (RIF/KRIF), UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Driggs Reed Memorial Airport, ID (KDIJ) |
Destination airport: | Richfield Municipal Airport, UT (KRIF) |
Narrative:When approaching Richfield Municipal Airport (RIF/KRIF), Utah, for a pitstop, the Fury’s pilot accidentally retracted his landing gear instead of the flaps and the aircraft bellied onto the runway.
The pilot escaped unhurt and the aircraft received minor to moderate damage and the only airtworthly FJ-4B looks repairable.
ex. N9255, N400FS, Bu143575
Sources:
https://www.ksl.com/article/46674132/1950s-era-fighter-jet-belly-lands-in-richfield-no-one-injured https://fox13now.com/2019/11/14/historic-plane-belly-lands-at-richfield-municipal-airport/ https://gephardtdaily.com/local/pilot-of-1950s-era-fighter-jet-forced-to-belly-land-at-utah-airport/ https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/N400FS https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/9329066 (photo)
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
15-Nov-2019 15:12 |
jrholmstead |
Added |
15-Nov-2019 15:13 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Other fatalities] |
15-Nov-2019 16:42 |
A.J.Scholten |
Updated [Cn, Source] |
15-Nov-2019 16:48 |
A.J.Scholten |
Updated [Source] |
15-Nov-2019 19:24 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
17-Nov-2019 16:54 |
kr |
Updated [Narrative] |