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| Date: | Wednesday 2 April 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop T-38A Talon |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 67-14836 |
| MSN: | T.6032 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tonto National Forest, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Williams AFB, AZ |
| Williams AFB, AZ |
Crashed on Mazatzal Peack during a training mission while following an established low-level route. No attempt to eject had been made. The pilots apparently lost situational awareness as cloud cover descended to their altitude while they were in terrain whose peaks extended above their flight path. Emergency route abort was not initiated.
Sources:
https://forums.jetcareers.com/threads/caught-between-the-weather-and-a-hard-place.120402/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2009 05:17 | harro | Updated |
| 02-Oct-2013 07:41 | Hwedhlor | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2022 13:16 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Mar-2022 13:16 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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