Incident Northrop T-38A Talon 68-8174,
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Date:Thursday 5 January 1978
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic T38 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop T-38A Talon
Owner/operator:AD Sqn Thunderbirds USAF
Registration: 68-8174
MSN: T.6179
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nellis AFB, NV -   United States of America
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nellis AFB
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Slot was lead into a telephone pole with the pilot being thrown from the plane as it crashed into the ground, 1 pilot injured, aircraft w/o

Sources:

Scramble 249
joe baugher

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jul-2012 04:19 harro Updated [Location, Country, Source]
06-Sep-2014 16:27 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
14-Dec-2016 19:24 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Location]
10-May-2018 19:18 j155 Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Dec-2019 20:26 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]
08-Feb-2020 18:01 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Operator]
23-Aug-2021 18:26 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
28-Jan-2022 09:08 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities]
18-Jun-2022 08:08 Anon. Updated [Phase, Narrative]

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