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| Date: | Thursday 5 March 1987 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor |
| Owner/operator: | TW-4, US Navy |
| Registration: | 161847 |
| MSN: | GL-242 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Niland, Imperial Valley, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Centro NAS, CA (KNJK) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During primary flight training while conducting manuevers (simulated approach turn stall above 7,000 feet AGL), student lost control and aircraft entered inverted flight experiencing post stall gyrations. As per operators (NATOPS) manual both crew (instructor and trainee pilot) bailed out as the aircraft was passing through 5,000 feet
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194619/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1987.htm
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries21.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 03-Mar-2014 17:51 | T-34C IP | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2014 23:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Oct-2023 01:38 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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