QF-4 Accident Report Released
2/12/2014 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- A defective pitch-rate controller led to a QRF-4C Phantom II crash just eight seconds after take-off from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., July 17, 2013, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released today.
The QRF-4C, an unmanned aerial target, was assigned to the 82d Aerial Targets Squadron, 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla. The aircraft, one infrared, flare-dispensing pod, and 120 flares were destroyed on impact. The impact also caused damage to the runway and barrier, making the total loss of the mishap almost $4.6 million. There was no damage to personal property.
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