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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1983 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF |
| Registration: | 76-0081 |
| MSN: | 0271/A233 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gulf of Mexico near Tyndall AFB, Florida -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eglin AFB, Florida |
4 February 1983: F-15A, 76-0081, of the 59th TFS, 33rd TFW, USAF, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Tyndall AFB. Pilot ejected and survived. I was the Crew Chief assigned to this aircraft, and the night before I did my Pre-flight inspection. After review of the crash, it was discovered that the hydraulic actuator arm on the horizontal flight control broke and cause the stab to flatter uncontrollably. I was interviewed by a safety panel and found not guilty of any negligence.
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble]
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20171029221354/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/f-15.htm
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1976.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2014 23:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2018 15:30 | markaiello | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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