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| Date: | Saturday 18 February 2012 |
| Time: | 19:18 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus PC-12/47 (U-28B) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 07-0736 |
| MSN: | 736 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-67 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6 mi from Camp Lemonnier (HDAM) -
 Djibouti
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Camp Lemonnier (HDAM) |
| Camp Lemonnier (HDAM) | |
| Investigating agency: | USAF AIB |
A US military aircraft U-28B of 319th SOS has crashed in the Republic of Djibouti during a routine flight, killing all four US military personnel onboard from Hurlburt-Field AFB on Saturday. The U-28B was returning from a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The Pilatus was deployed at Camp Lemonnier, a military part of Djibouti International Airport.
Cause: unrecognized spatial disorientation.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www2.hurlburt.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123290724
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2012 03:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Feb-2012 09:49 | Dmitriy | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2012 12:05 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, ] |
| 20-Feb-2012 12:08 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Feb-2012 23:05 | Dmitriy | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2012 10:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Mar-2012 17:22 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Mar-2012 03:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 24-Oct-2012 23:31 | bizjets101 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2012 11:33 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 01-Apr-2013 09:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2014 19:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Mar-2020 13:08 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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