Portrait F-15E 88-1701
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| Serial No.: | 88-1701 | |
| Block No.: | F-15E-46-MC | |
| Lot No.: | III | |
| Construction No.: | 1110/E085 | |
| Engines: | Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 | |
| Current Operator: | 4th Fighter Wing 335th Fighter Squadron "Chiefs" Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina | |
| Tail Code: | SJ | |
| Last Spotted: | May 2004 | |
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| Remarks: | Noseart "Squeeze Play" during Operation Enduring Freedom 2002 (see photo below) | |
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| Crash Report: | 88-1701 has been crashed during a low level flight in a two-ship formation near Callaway, Virginia, USA on May 6, 2004, 17:10 LT.
| The aircraft was flying over a rural countryside when one of the engines caught fire in one of the jets. The crewmen immediately ejected from the aircraft and were landed safely in a forest (no injuries). The aircraft crashed near a populated area, but caused no civilian injuries or property damage.
| Investigators determined that the cause of the mishap was ingestion of a large black vulture that led to a catastrophic failure of the aircraft’s right engine and started a fire. Contributing factors to the accident included damage to multiple control and mechanical systems rendering the aircraft uncontrollable, and the flight leader’s task misprioritization when prior to the mishap he directed the mishap aircraft’s crew to join his aircraft in formation at low level, instead of initiating a climb to avoid a known bird-strike hazard area.
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