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Portrait F-15E 87-0186

Serial No.: 87-0186
Block No.: F-15E-43-MC
Lot No.: II
Construction No.: 1051/E026
Engines: Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220
Current Operator: 4th Fighter Wing
334th Fighter Squadron "Fighting Eagles"
Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
Tail Code: SJ
Last Spotted: June 2003
History:
  • Ordered Fiscal Year 1987
  • 550th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
    (550th TFTS Flagship)
  • 334th Fighter Squadron
  • Crashed due to a major flight control malfunction on 4th Jun, 2003 (see crash report below)
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Crash Report:
87-0186 has been crashed near Seymour Johnson AFB on 4th June, 2003, 16:51 local time.
The aircraft departed controlled flight due to a major flight control malfunction during a Basic Fighter Maneuvers (BFM) training. As a result of improper depot level repair, the right stabilator failed to a full 25-degree trailing edge up position, thus rendering the aircraft unrecoverable.
Pilot and the instructor pilot ejected safely at 9.000 feet MSL (mean see level) and landed in a wooden area suffering only minor injuries. The aircraft has been destoyed by ground impact and subsequent fire in an unpopulated area.

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