A-7D Corsair II Crash Site

April 19th 2020





Summery :

 The LTV A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft originally developed for the US Navy.
A-7D is the version built for the USAF, with updated engine & radar and cannon had replaced to a single M61 20mm Valcan.

This A-7D (#74-1753) was assigned to the 74th Tactical Fighter Wing, England AFB, Louisiana.

On September 27th 1976, a flight of three A-7Ds call sign Sandy 24-26 departed Nellis AFB, Nevada on a Red Flag range orientation mission.
The flight left the Nellis ranges and maintained route formation and made a turn.
After completing the turn, Sandy 24 (#74-1753) and Sandy 25 (#71-0361) collided.
The Sandy 24 became uncontrollable and the pilot ejected safely. The aircraft was destroyed on impact.
The Sandy 25 declared an emergency and made a flight back to Nellis AFB and safely landed.


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Crash site has ton's of wrecks and a few of them are in a large (few feet long) size.
Engines, Wings, Pylons, Gears, Electronic parts etc...
Those wrecks were spread around for 10 acres over the desert floor.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
LTV (Ling-Temco-Vought)
Base model:
A-7
Version:
D
Nickname:
Corsair II
Designation System:
U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:
1967-1991 (USAF)
Basic role:
Attack aircraft
Serial Number:
74-1753
Year built:
1974
Crash Date:
1976/9/27
Fatalities:
0




Specifications



Length:
46' 2" 14.06 m
Height:
16' 1" 4.9 m
Wingspan:
38' 9" 11.8 m
Wingarea:
374.9 sq ft 34.83 sq m
Empty Weight:
19,127 lb 8,676 kg
Max Takeoff Weight:
41,998 lb 19,050 kg





Propulsion



No. of Engines:
1
Powerplant:
Allison TF41-A-2 non-afterburning turbofan
Thrust (each):
15,000 lb





Performance



Max Speed:
690 mph 1,100 km/h 600 kt
Range:
1,070 nmi 1,231 mi 1,981 km
Ceiling:
42,000 ft 13,000 m


    
Other A-7 Link :
 Wikipedia Link : LTV A-7 Corsair II
    



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