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| Date: | Wednesday 13 November 1991 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14B Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 161433 |
| MSN: | 443 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Persian Gulf -
 Unknown country
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) |
| USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) |
Damaged after mechanical failure over the Persian Gulf at 26K feet. The Tomcat's radome came off during an ACM engagement at 600 knots, injuring the pilot who landed the jet on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower shortly after without further incident.
Sources:
https://theaviationgeekclub.com/f-14-pilot-explains-how-he-was-able-to-land-his-tomcat-aboard-uss-eisenhower-after-the-radome-came-off-during-and-acm-engagement-at-a-speed-of-600-knots-at-an-altitude-of-28000-feet/amp/
https://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
Media:
#OTD in 1991: a US Navy F-14 [161433] is involved in an incident over the Persian Gulf, both crew survive. Flying at 26.000 ft, nose cone came off due to mechanical failure, injuring the pilot, who managed a successful emergency landing on carrier USS Dwight. D. Eisenhower. pic.twitter.com/buY8jGv4Rx
— Air Safety #OTD by Francisco Cunha (@OnDisasters) November 13, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Nov-2023 19:27 | nhofmann54 | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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