Last updated: 16 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 27 January 2020 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  Bombardier E-11A (Global Express) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 11-9358 |
| C/n / msn: | 9358 |
| First flight: | 2009 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Deh Yak district ( Afghanistan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN), Afghanistan |
| Kandahar Airport (KDH/OAKN), Afghanistan |
A Bombardier E-11A operated by the U.S. Air Force crashed in the Deh Yak district in Afghanistan. Videos from the scene show the majority of the aircraft having been consumed by fire.
The aircraft, part of 430th EECS wing, was outfitted with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN).
Sources:
» wsj.comPhotos
accident date: 27-01-2020
type: Bombardier E-11A (Global Express)
registration: 11-9358
Video, social media
Photos circulating online show the purported wreck of a plane that crashed in Afghanistan today.
— Aviation Safety Net (@AviationSafety) January 27, 2020
The tail bears resemblance to a Bombardier Global Express twin jet, often used as corporate jet and a.o. used by USAF (as E-11A) and RAF (as Sentinel R.1). pic.twitter.com/eyXcBeffXp
VIDEO:
— ????? FJ ????? (@Natsecjeff) January 27, 2020
We have a clear footage now of the crashed plane. #Ghazni #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/onlMjFiOma
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
