F-14 Losses by Serial Number

Block 60

BuNo.Date LostReason for aircraft loss, if known.
15861922/02/77'619' NATC. While stall testing the P&W TF-30-P-414 near Patuxent River the aircraft entered a spin and was lost.

Block 65

No aircraft have been lost from this block.

Block 70

BuNo.Date LostReason for aircraft loss, if known.
15898202/01/75'NK 107' VF-1. Aircraft lost over Cubi Point following engine explosion.
15898320/06/86'ND 202' VF-302. Reason for loss unknown.
15899527/03/78'NK 106' VF-1. Aircraft lost when it crashed onto a freeway near NAS Miramar.
15899626/06/77'NK 215' VF-2. Aircraft crashed after pilot lost control on downwind leg at NAS Miramar.
15900113/01/75'NK 112' VF-1. Crashed into sea following in-flight engine explosion.

Block 75

BuNo.Date LostReason for aircraft loss, if known.
15900705/08/75'AB 100' VF-14. Overran flight deck after arresting cable failed whilst landing on USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67).
15900831/10/77'AD 1??' VF-101. Aircraft crashed near NAS Oceana.
15901106/02/82'AC 101' VF-11. Aircraft crashed into the Red Sea following loss of control while engaged in an ACM flight from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67).
15901220/03/78'AB 102' VF-14. Aircraft crashed into the Atlantic while operating off the Florida coast.
15902205/12/79'AB 1??' VF-14. Collided with 160902 while operating from NAS Roosevelt Roads. As a result the aircraft crashed into the sea.
15902408/11/83'AC 205' VF-31. Crashed into the sea while on a low level CAP from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67).
15942118/06/87'AB 210' VF-33. Reason for loss unknown.

Block 80

BuNo.Date LostReason for aircraft loss, if known.
15943005/10/78'AG 1??' VF-143. A/C crashed into the sea while flying from the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69).
15943103/01/87'AC 106' VF-14. Reason for loss unknown.
15943224/06/75'AE 1??' VF-143. Reason for loss unknown.
15943915/07/84'AB 105' VF-102. Reason for loss unknown.
15944125/03/88'AC 203' VF-32. Reason for loss unknown.
15944328/03/77'AE 113' VF-143. After experiencing a ramp strike whilst trying to recover onboard USS America the aircraft was on it's way to NAS Norfolk, but crashed into the sea around 50 miles short of its objective.
15945110/11/77 'AE 210' VF-142. Aircraft was involved in a mid air collision with an EA-6B Prowler of VAQ-137 'Rooks'. As a result of the collision the F-14 crashed into the Aegean Sea. Both aircraft were flying from the USS America (CV-66) at the time.
15945621/05/79'AG 1??' VF-143. Aircraft crashed into the sea while flying from the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69).
15946123/03/76'NJ 4??' VF-124. Aircraft crashed at Miramar.
15946419/12/76'NK 213' VF-2. Operating from the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) off the Philipines, the aircraft crashed while landing on the carrier.

Block 85

BuNo.Date LostReason for aircraft loss, if known.
15958814/09/76'AB 221' VF-32. Aircraft inadvertently taxied off the deck of USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) while operating in the North Sea off Scotland.
15959029/10/75'NJ 453' VF-124. Destroyed by engine fire while onboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65).
15959421/06/77'AD 153' VF-101. After an in-flight engine failure the aircraft crashed into the Atlantic 48 miles southeast of Oceana.
15959906/03/82'AG 1??' VF-143. Lost when arrestor cable failed while landing on USS Eisenhower (CVN-69). Carrier was operating off Sardinia at the time.
15960106/03/80'AG 214' VF-142. Crashed into the sea while attempting to land on USS Eisenhower (CVN-69).
15960513/09/80'AG 1??' VF-143. Aircraft entered a flat spin during an ACM engagement with an A-7E Corsair II. Unable to recover the aircraft crashed into the sea a short distance from USS Eisenhower (CVN-69).
15961714/06/82'NG 203' VF-24. Crashed into Pacific off San Clemente Island.
15962215/07/78'NG 107' VF-211. Crashed into the sea whilst operating from the USS Constellation (CV-64).
15962319/12/81'NG 2??' VF-24. Arrestor gear failed while aircraft was landing on USS Constellation (CV-64). As a result the aircraft ran off the deck edge and was lost in the Indian Ocean.
15963225/08/78'NG 102' VF-211. Crashed into the Pacific 200 miles off the California coast.
15963625/11/78'NG 112' VF-211. Crashed into the Pacific 100 miles from Pusan, Korea.

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