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| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 1989 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Northrop AT-38B Talon |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 65-10346 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile west of Dunken, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Holloman AFB |
| Holloman AFB |
Hard-Over Rudder (30 degree deflection) during return to base following Air-to-Air Dogfight training . Pilot killed after being struck by the ejection seat during man-seat separation and fouling parachute. WSO survived the accident after a successful ejection.
Sources:
I was the investigating officer. Feel free to reach out to me. (Surviving WSO in accident requests your Contact info goose15e@att.net)
Images:
Surviving WSO seat taken June 1989 at Life Sciences Lab in San Antonio, TX
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2017 20:05 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-May-2019 18:30 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Dec-2020 09:00 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 09-Mar-2021 17:09 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 09-Mar-2021 17:11 | Goose | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2021 17:55 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jul-2021 19:10 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2022 12:40 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Photo, ] |
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