ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196317
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| Date: | Sunday 19 December 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | VF-2 US Navy |
| Registration: | 159464 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 Pacific Ocean
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USS Enterprise | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Unfortunately, MULTIPLEX was briefly interrupted on
the morning of the 19th when an F-14 from VF-2 was lost
at sea three miles ahead of the ship. The F-14 experienced
a flight control malfunction while attempting to land on
ENTERPRISE, boltered, and was unable to maintain directional
flight control.
The tip of a wing clipped the tails of two aircraft parked on the port bow after the F-14 became airborne.
The crew ejected due to the failure of the flight control system and they were recovered unharmed by the ship's
helicopters.
Sources:
La Nación 21 December 1976, p20A
http://web.archive.org/web/20171104052039/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/f-14.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/archives/command-operation-reports/ship-command-operation-reports/e/enterprise-cvn-65-viii/pdf/1976.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2017 16:26 | TB | Added |
| 01-May-2018 08:27 | JF | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source] |
| 01-May-2018 15:57 | JF | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:22 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Jul-2022 05:23 | KiwiJohn | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2023 07:56 | RDV | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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