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| Date: | Saturday 3 May 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman F-14A Tomcat |
| Owner/operator: | VF-84 US Navy |
| Registration: | 160380 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arabian Sea off Iran -
 Indian Ocean
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Nimitz |
| USS Nimitz | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The starboard engine failed at the start of the catapult stroke. The emergency procedures at the time did not take the added weight of two external fuel tanks into consideration. The pilot executed the procedures perfectly, and when the plane stalled, the crew attempted ejection. Unfortunately, the plane rolled over and they were ejected while the plane was upside-down, dying on impact.
Shortly thereafter, new procedures for the emergency where put into place, saving the lives of 2 of their squadron mates in the North Atlantic 3 months later.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20171104052039/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/f-14.htm
Eyewitness account.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-May-2018 18:28 | JF | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2018 17:26 | JF | Updated [Location] |
| 10-Feb-2020 11:33 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Jun-2024 17:29 | Swizzle | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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