Accident Lockheed F-104A-20-LO Starfighter 56-0821,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 47146
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 September 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F104 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed F-104A-20-LO Starfighter
Owner/operator:331st FISqn USAF
Registration: 56-0821
MSN: 183-1109
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles of runway at Homestead AFB, Florida -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Homestead AFB, FL
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Pilot did not locked the canopy. Aircraft crash in a swamp. Pilot killed

Sources:

http://www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_Lockheed_serials_.pdf
US CRASHES Jan van Waarde 1950 2002

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Nov-2008 10:35 ASN archive Added
15-Oct-2014 21:56 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Feb-2021 11:39 Pink Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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