ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56159
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 September 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II |
| Owner/operator: | 131st TFSqn /104th TFGp Massachusetts ANG USAF |
| Registration: | 78-0648 |
| MSN: | A10-0268 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Adirondacks near Wells, NY -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barnes ANGB, Massachusetts (BAF/KBAF) |
| Gunnery Range Ft. Drum NY | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Midair collision 17/9/86 between two A-10A Thunderbolts of the 131st TFS, 104th TFG, Massachusetts ANG (78-0648 and 78-0620) over Westfield, MA. One pilot - in A-10A 78-0468 - killed. The pilot of 78-0620 ejected safely.
Sources:
1. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1987/1987%20-%200464.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1978.html
3. http://warthogaircraftdatabase.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/fy-1978-aircraft.html
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20171019033444/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/A-10_Thunderbolt_II.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/1986/09/18/nyregion/pilot-is-killed-as-2-jets-collide.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 04:38 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Jun-2014 17:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Sep-2019 05:57 | Micdalen | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2021 17:37 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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