ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138606
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| Date: | Thursday 9 March 1950 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American T-28A Trojan |
| Owner/operator: | North American Aviation |
| Registration: | 49-1497 |
| MSN: | 159-9 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mines Field, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Undercarriage failure caused belly landing whilst on pre-delivery test flight. Test pilot Jean L "Skip" Ziegler escaped uninjured. (Ziegler was killed test flying the Bell X-3 prototype in 1953).
Sources:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/1950s/1950Mar.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2011 12:00 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Oct-2011 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2022 07:06 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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