Gen Dynamic F-111D USAF45

Summary

On 6 February 1980 at about 10:26 local time, a Gen Dynamic F-111D registered USAF45, operated by US Air Force, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Clovis, New Mexico, United States. 2 people were on board. In all, 4 people died in this accident, including people in another aircraft or on the ground. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 February 1980 at 10:26

Classification

Accident

Location

Clovis, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Cannon Afb

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Gen Dynamic F-111D

Registration

USAF45

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

US Air Force

Operating rule

Federal-Public Aircraft

Purpose of flight

All Other Public Flying

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Cannon Afb, Nm → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3778

4 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

RARAD NOT REQSTD.C-206 RARAD NOT ISSUED TO F-111MISC-LIMITATION OF SEE/AVOID CONCEPT IN TERM AREA

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.