ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121265
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| Date: | Monday 21 March 2011 |
| Time: | 23:30 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15E-51-MC Strike Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | 492nd FSqn /48th FWg USAF |
| Registration: | 91-0304/LN |
| MSN: | 1211/E169 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 38 km east of Benghazi, near Bu Mariem -
 Libya
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aviano AB (LIPA) |
| Aviano AB (LIPA) | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Suffered a mechanical failure and crashed in a field. Both crewmembers recovered. The accident report was released by USAFE in December attributing the crash to the a sudden loss of control when the aircraft exceeded the angle of attack during combat egress after dropping a GBU-38
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.pri.org/dispatch/news/regions/africa/110322/obama-libya-congress-approval
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8397634/Libyan-residents-discover-wreckage-of-US-plane.html
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/6/5/1120565.jpg (photo)
https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/253716/usafe-releases-aib-report-on-f-15e-crash-in-libya/
https://www.airforcemag.com/PDF/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2011/032111_F-15E_Libya.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Mar-2011 06:45 | bender4ever | Added |
| 22-Mar-2011 06:58 | bender4ever | Updated [Total occupants, Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2011 07:18 | bender4ever | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 22-Mar-2011 07:30 | bender4ever | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2011 08:19 | bender4ever | Updated [Time, Departure airport] |
| 22-Mar-2011 10:14 | bender4ever | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code] |
| 22-Mar-2011 11:30 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Mar-2011 14:39 | bender4ever | Updated [Embed code] |
| 23-Mar-2011 03:06 | bender4ever | Updated [Location, Embed code] |
| 23-Mar-2011 06:27 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 22-Aug-2016 19:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 22-Aug-2016 19:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2020 19:51 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 03-Mar-2020 17:40 | StokieSteve | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2020 17:41 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 09-Apr-2020 08:56 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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