Gear-up landing Accident Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159591, Monday 9 April 2001
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Date:Monday 9 April 2001
Time:20:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic F14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F-14A Tomcat
Owner/operator:United States Navy
Registration: 159591
MSN: 138
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:NAL Field Fentress, VI -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress, Chesapeake, VI
Narrative:
Inadvertent belly landing during Field Carrier Landing Practice.

Sources:

Scramble 280
AFM June 2001, p76

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
30-Sep-2019 08:20 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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