ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59931
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| Date: | Monday 3 March 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II |
| Owner/operator: | 111 (Treble One) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XV416 |
| MSN: | 3017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Witham, near Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Conningsby, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed 3/31975 due to engine failure during or soon after take off. XV416 was returning to base after diverting for the weekend because of fog. The aircraft made several abortive attempts to land at Coningsby.
On his last lift off there was an almighty bang followed by flames coming out one of the engines, the other was in reheat. It was quite an impressive sight. This was quickly followed by the crew ejecting. XV416 was last seen disappearing in a wide arc to end up in the river Witham after clipping a farmhouse. Luckilly, the crew survived and no-one was hurt on the ground.
Pilot considered that the aircraft was neither climbing or accelerating. Time delay due to navigator asking for confirmation of "Eject! Eject!" command. Crashed into River Witham, shortly after take off from Coningsby, Lincolnshire.
Pilot - Flt. Lt. P. Trotter - ejected at 400 feet, 180 knots IAS. Attitude straight and level. Sustained cut to left eyebrow and sprained neck. Navigator - Flying Officer P. Tolman - also ejected at 400 feet, 180 knots IAS. Attitude straight and level. Sustained minor vertebrae damage. Cut at left eyebrow.
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20171119015228/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/project/year_pages/1975.htm
2. http://www.thephantomshrine.co.uk/Databases/f4-serials.txt
3. http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=24359&p=383575
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1970s-incident-logs#1975
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-May-2009 12:52 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 24-Nov-2011 15:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 14:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2013 15:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Aug-2013 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 26-Jul-2015 16:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Dec-2016 20:13 | Buzzer Rolph | Updated [Time] |
| 27-May-2023 18:41 | Nepa | Updated [[Time]] |
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