Mirage F1 Crash - Buckeye, AZ - 10 Feb 22
 

In desert area - Buckeye, AZ

Nearest base: Luke AFB, AZ.

Contracted Mirage F1.

Pilot ejected safely.
https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...uA&oe=620B1C80
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Am I mistaken or is that the seat still attached to the main parachute?

Third Mirage F.1 crash in a year - two ATAC and one for Draken. I wonder what the mishap ratio is?

Walbut, that's the parachute harness and the pilot's helmet you're looking at. Not the seat.

More story: https://www.airforcemag.com/contract...ejects-safely/

Some Mirage F1 ATAC crash helmet/harness zoomie pics: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FLRGdAhWYAUgHiF?format=jpg

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....d1e7e2546d.jpg
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....e0da4a763d.jpg

Thanks for that SpazSinbad. Must be my ageing eyesight, the helmet gave the impression it was the front part of the seat pan.

I thought the same exact thing, and thought it must have been a miraculous/very late ejection.

"...The pilot left the training area when he reached minimum fuel levels and was flying back toward Luke when he said he lost fuel pressure and the engine quit, according to the NTSB report. The pilot told investigators that he tried to restart the jet’s engine but that effort failed. When he determined he was too far away from Luke to get the plane safely on the runway he steered the jet out into an open desert area and ejected.The pilot suffered minor injuries and the plane crashed about 16 miles (26 kilometers) northwest of the base...." https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/mi...orce-base-ntsb

Trapped fuel, failed or fouled fuel pump, erroneous fuel gage or (gasp) ran out of gas? :eek:

Didnt mess about did he