Statuts: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Date: | samedi 13 mars 1982 |
Heure: | 10:51 |
Type/Sous-type: | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Immatriculation: | 57-1489 |
Numéro de série: | 17560/169 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1958-10-30 (23 years 5 months) |
Heures de vol: | 10650 |
Moteurs: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 4 |
Victime de la collision: | victimes: 2 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | 9 km (5.6 milles) SW of Phoenix-Luke AFB, AZ (LUF) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
Nature: | Militaire |
Aéroport de départ: | Phoenix-Luke AFB, AZ (LUF/KLUF), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Aéroport de destination: | Phoenix-Luke AFB, AZ (LUF/KLUF), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
Détails:The KC-135 was on an IFR flight plan and was returning to Luke AFB. The crew were carrying out a TACAN runway 3L approach. At the same time a Grumman-American AA-1 Yankee (N6160L) was in the area. The airplane had just departed from Phoenix-Sky Harbor Airport and was flying in a special traffic area where he was requested to be at or below 2000 feet. The AA-1 however, flew at 2500 feet skimming along the cloud base. The KC-135 descended through the cloud deck and collided with the AA-1. The empennage of the KC-135A separated. Control was lost and the airplane crashed inverted. The AA-1 crashed as well.
Probable Cause:
PROBABLE CAUSE: "VFR procedures - improper - pilot of other aircraft".
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