Accident Grumman F-14A-105-GR Tomcat 160887, Wednesday 22 January 1992
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Date:Wednesday 22 January 1992
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F-14A-105-GR Tomcat
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 160887
MSN: 316
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL) -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL)
Destination airport:Fallon NAS, NV (NFL/KNFL)
Narrative:
Tomcat had a hydraulic leak while performing a night training mission near Fallon Nevada. Both aircrew died on impact.

Sources:

https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html

I was there when it happened. Squadron was VF-1 the Wolfpack.
https://www.pdtumich.com/michalpha/scott-harv-waldinger-86.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Jan-2022 19:57 Geminus Added
22-Jan-2022 19:58 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ]

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