ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48350
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 1984 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Rockwell B-1A |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 74-0159 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mojave desert, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edwards AFB |
| Edwards AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Loss of control following an aircraft configuration change during a test flight. CofG was well aft of the limit due to fuel transfer error. One person, a Rockwell test pilot, was killed.
Unlike the B-1B, the B-1A was equipped with a rocket-powered escape capsule.
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/B-1_crash_site.htm
Aviation News Vol . 13 Nr. 12
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/31/us/b-1-crashed-in-test-of-slow-flight-air-force-says.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Sep-2009 08:05 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Jan-2018 12:44 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2020 06:14 | Guy | Updated [Source] |
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