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| Date: | Wednesday 19 December 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American F-86D Sabre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-10171 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Greater Pittsburgh Airport, PA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit a fuel truck while it was taxiing to the upron shortly after landing and caught fire.
Sources:
http://www.forgottenjets.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/f86-sabre.html
St. Petersburg Times 21 December 1956, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-May-2021 18:53 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2022 20:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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