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| Date: | Monday 11 July 1977 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
| Owner/operator: | 58 TFTW Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 63-13232 |
| MSN: | 2013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gila Bend, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Luke AFB, AZ |
Compressor stall and engine failure during gunnery practice at Gila Bend Range 3; tried to make emergency landing at Gila Bend Aux Field but crashed on short final; Major Douglas Fisher (USAF) ejected at about 300 ft agl and was unhurt.
Sources:
http://www.916-starfighter.de/Large/Luke/63-13232.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2011 13:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2011 15:11 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 03-Jan-2020 09:21 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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