ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17433
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| Date: | Friday 24 June 1994 |
| Time: | 14:16 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52H-170-BW Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | 92nd BWg USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0026 |
| MSN: | 464453 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA/KSKA) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA/KSKA) |
| Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA/KSKA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed during an airshow practice flight. While executing a "go-around" Approximately three quarters of the way through the turn, the aircraft banked past 90 degrees, stalled, clipped a power line with the left wing and crashed.
The captain flew the aircraft beyond its operational limits and lost control. As a result the aircraft stalled, hit the ground and was destroyed.
All four crew killed: Co-pilot Lt Col Mark C. McGeehan initiated an ejection but the low level only allowed the "hatch blowing" part of the ejection sequence to occur before impact.
Pilot Lt Col Arthur A "Bud" Holland, Chief of the 92d Bomb Wing Standardization and Evaluation branch. instructor pilot, was designated as the aircraft commander (killed)
Co-pilot Lt Col Mark C. McGeehan, instructor pilot and the 325th Bomb Squadron (BMS) Commander (killed)
Colonel Robert E. Wolff Observer, Vice Wing Commander (killed) and
Lt Col Kenneth "Ken" Huston, the 325th BMS Operations Officer (killed)
Sources:
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Czar52Crash.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash
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/1961.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/gerrit_kok_collection/6777864224/
http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Czar52Crash.htm
http://articles.philly.com/1995-05-01/news/25672068_1_aviators-pilot-bombing-range
Darker Shade of Blue (Kern)
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2008 23:33 | laxk | Added |
| 02-Jan-2010 04:59 | harro | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 22-Dec-2010 06:25 | angels one five | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2013 18:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Dec-2015 14:57 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Dec-2015 14:58 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2019 07:45 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Dec-2019 09:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 16:08 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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