Incident Grumman F-14A Tomcat 159439,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57082
 
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Date:Sunday 15 July 1984
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic F14 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman F-14A Tomcat
Owner/operator:United States Navy (USN)
Registration: 159439
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Arabian Sea -   Indian Ocean
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:USS America
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed while trying to land single-engined on USS America. Crew ejected over Arabian Sea.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries20.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171104052039/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/f-14.htm
New Straits Times 17 July 1984, p11

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Jan-2009 11:55 ASN archive Added
14-Apr-2018 07:38 JF Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative]
14-Apr-2018 18:29 JF Updated [Location, Country]
20-Feb-2019 21:14 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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