ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48303
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| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52G-80-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 328th BSqn /93rd BWp USAF |
| Registration: | 57-6482 |
| MSN: | 464187 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Mather AFB, 12 miles east of Sacramento, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mather AFB, Sacramento, CA |
| Mather AFB, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed on December 16 1982, during training on Minimum Interval Takeoff and Landing (MITO) having just taken off immediately after another B-52.
The plane gained too much speed and threatened to collide with the B-52 it was following. Pilot pulled back on the throttles too much, causing the engines to flame out, and the ensuing loss of power caused the crash. The flameout was caused by a B 52 feature which optionally injected metered water into the engines to cools the air coming into the engins (cooler air=higher density=more thrust). Upon sudden throttling back, what was now unconverted water literally doused the engines. Insufficient altitude precluded any possible restart recovery. Pilot or pilot training error.
57-6482 was caught in the vortex and turbulence from the plane ahead and was too close, just 10 seconds apart, lost lift and crashed with 290 000 pounds of fuel on board making a 400 yard swath and a fierce fire. The EWO ejected but landed in the fireball
All nine crew on board were killed
Major James Henry YORK, 43, South Bend, Ind., the aircraft commander
Capt. Lyle Allen BRUNNER, 32, Florence, Mont., bombardier instructor
Capt. Dennis Earl DAVIS, Hililsboro, Ore., electronic warfare instructor
Master Sgt. Jere E. LeFEVER, 42, Conestoga, Pa., aircraft gunner
2nd Lt. Scott A. SEMMEL, 23, Levittown, Pa., student co-pilot
2nd Lt. Peter M. RILEY, Woonsocket, R. I., student co-pilot
2nd Lt. Richard P. ROBESON, JR., 27, Freeport, Ill., student navigator
2nd Lt. Benjamin C. BERNDT, 24, Norwalk, Conn., student navigator
2nd Lt. Daniel N. BADER, 25, Salt Lake City, Utah, student navigator
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1957.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1980%E2%80%931989)#1982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mather_Air_Force_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Sep-2012 04:49 | whiteshark | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 16-Feb-2013 07:45 | austinstephens | Updated [Date] |
| 19-Feb-2013 08:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Mar-2014 21:20 | Roy W | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2014 07:03 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jan-2015 18:52 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2016 09:16 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2018 07:29 | Anon. | Updated [Embed code] |
| 31-Jan-2019 22:34 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 05-Apr-2020 19:42 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 24-Jul-2022 07:45 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
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