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Manufacturer
Estes Industries
Designation
E12-6
Type
single-use
Date code
B180519
Failure date
Oct 22, 2023
Location
Chicago
Temperature
60 ℉
Nozzle blown out
Ejection end blown out
Burning propellant ejected
Reported to mfr.
Have more motors
Comments
Explosion just off the pad. Large fireball shot from the top of the rocket. The inside of the motor tube was scorched. Recovery gear was destroyed and the cardboard tube delaminated and deformed. Rocket was a complete loss.
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Status
pending
