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Accident & Crash Reports '75 - '79



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1970 - 1974 | 1975 - 1979 | 1980 - 1984 | 1985 - 1989 | 1990 - 1994 | 1995 - 1999




BuNo Type Unit Modex # Date
158982 F-14A VF-1 "NK107" 02.01.1975
The F-14 crashed into the sea near Cubi Point after an inflight engine explosion.
159001 F-14A VF-1 "NK112" 13.01.1975
A/C crashed into the sea near Cubi Point after an inflight engine explosion.
159432 F-14A VF-143 "AE" 24.06.1975
On take-off from NAS Oceana the F-14 suffered an engine fire.
159007 F-14A VF-14 "AB100" 05.08.1975
Total loss in the Mediterranean when the F-14 overran the flight deck after failure of the arrester gear on USS J F Kennedy.
159590 F-14A VF-124 "NJ453" 29.10.1975
A/C was destroyed by engine fire onboard USS Enterprise.
159826 F-14A NATC 05.03.1976
F-14 crashed close to Pax River after experiencing a spin.
159461 F-14A VF-124 "NJ" 23.03.1976
A/C crashed near NAS Miramar.
159838 F-14A VF-124 "NJ426" 21.06.1976
A/C crashed near NAS Miramar after inflight engine explosion.
159588 F-14A VF-32 "AB221" 14.09.1976
This F-14 was lost when it inadvertently taxied off USS J F Kennedy while operating in the North Sea off Scotland.
159464 F-14A VF-2 "NK213" 19.12.1976
A/C crashed while landing aboard USS Enterprise.
158619 F-14A NATC "619" 22.02.1977
F-14 crashed near Pax River after entering a spin during engine stall tests of P & W TF30-P-414.
159443 F-14A VF-143 "AE113" 28.03.1977
A/C crashed into Atlantic Ocean some 50 miles off NAS Norfolk after ramp strike during landing aboard USS America.
159842 F-14A VF-124 "NJ432" 19.04.1977
The F-14 was lost near El Centro following a double engine flame-out during air combat maneuvering.
159594 F-14A VF-101 "AD153" 21.06.1977
Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean some 50 miles southeast of NAS Oceana after engine failure.
158996 F-14A VF-2 "NK215" 26.06.1977
The pilot lost control on downwind leg at NAS Miramar and a/c crashed.
159854 F-14A VF-114 "NH101" 28.06.1977
Crashed into Pacific Ocean some 85 miles southwest of San Diego after experiencing total power failure.
160392 F-14A VF-41 "AJ111" 03.10.1977
This F-14 crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after a ramp strike while landing aboard USS Nimitz.
159008 F-14A VF-101 31.10.1977
A/C crashed near NAS Oceana.
159451 F-14A VF-142 "AE210" 10.11.1977
Total loss following an inflight collision with a VAQ-137 EA-6B over the Aegean Sea.
159012 F-14A VF-14 "AB102" 20.03.1978
Crashed into the Atlantic Ocean while operating off the coast of Florida.
160412 F-14A VF-213 "NH210" 25.03.1978
Spun into the sea while operating from USS Kitty Hawk.
158995 F-14A VF-1 "NK106" 27.03.1978
This Wolfpack F-14 crashed on to a freeway near NAS Miramar.
160653 F-14A VF-124 "NJ443" 15.06.1978
The a/c crashed into the sea while flying from USS Constellation.
159632 F-14A VF-211 "NG102" 25.08.1978
Lost at sea 200 miles off the coast of California.
160659 F-14A VF-124 13.09.1978
The F-14 crashed into the sea following a stall soon after launch from USS Ranger.
159430 F-14A VF-143 05.10.1978
Crashed into the sea while flying from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
159636 F-14A VF-211 "NG112" 25.11.1978
Lost 100 miles off the coast of Pusan, Korea.
159456 F-14A VF-143 21.05.1979
A/C crashed into the sea while flying from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
160672 F-14A VF-111 "NL203" 09.09.1979
This Sundowners F-14 crashed near Cubi Point.
160383 F-14A VF-41 "AJ102" 03.11.1979
F-14 crashed into the Mediterranean while operating from USS Nimitz.
159022 F-14A VF-14 05.12.1979
BuNo 159022 crashed into the Caribbean following a collision with F-14A BuNo 160902, while operating near Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.



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