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Crash of a Rockwell T-39N Sabreliner near Morganton: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 12, 2010 at 1525 LT
Operator:
Registration:
165513
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pensacola - Pensacola
MSN:
282-66
YOM:
1966
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Pensacola NAS, Florida, for a training flight. En route, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located 8 km northeast of Morganton. All four occupants were killed.
Crash of a Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 2000NP in the Oman Sea: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 31, 2010 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
165508
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
USS Eisenhower - USS Eisenhower
MSN:
A174
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a maritime patrol flight from USS Eisenhower cruising in the Oman Sea. While returning to the ship, the crew encountered technical problems and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in the sea. Three crew members were rescued while the fourth was not recovered.
Crash of a Grumman E-2C Hawkeye at Chambers Field NAS
Date & Time:
Mar 19, 2009
Operator:
Registration:
165818
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
A189
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Norfolk-Chambers Field NAS, a tyre burst. The crew lost control of the airplane that veered off runway and collided with an arrestor gear engine. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after a tyre burst.
Crash of a Lockheed P-3C-140-LO Orion at Bagram AFB
Date & Time:
Oct 21, 2008
Operator:
Registration:
158573
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5582
YOM:
1972
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at Bagram AFB, the crew encountered difficulties to decelerate properly. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran, lost its right main gear and came to rest, bursting into flames. There were no injuries among the occupants and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of a Grumman E-2C Hawkeye in the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 15, 2007 at 2300 LT
Operator:
Registration:
163697
Survivors:
No
MSN:
A137
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The Hawkeye was based on the USS Harry S. Truman cruising in the Atlantic Ocean. Shortly after take off, the aircraft crashed into the sea, some 240 km off the Virginia coast. All three crew members were killed. The accident occurred under unknown circumstances by night.
