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Aircraft
Crashes Record Office
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Bureau d'Archives
des Accidents Aéronautiques
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Accident description
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Date & Time
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28AUG2009 at 1800LT
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Type of Aircraft
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Boeing E-3C Sentry (AWACS)
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Operator
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Registration
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83-0008
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Location
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Nellis AFB
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Flight number
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Tinker AFB - Nellis AFB
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Construction number
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22836
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Year of manufacture
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1983
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Crew on board
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4
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Pax on board
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28
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Crew fatalities
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0
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Pax fatalities
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0
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Other fatalities
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0
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Total fatalities
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0
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Circumstances
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Following a Red Flag exercice, aircraft was returning to Nellis AFB. On landing, nose gear collapsed and aircraft slid on runway before coming to rest in flames. All 32 occupants escaped without injury but the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair. |
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