ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212538
Last updated: 22 September 2018
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| Date: | 22-JUN-2018 |
| Time: | 11:30 LT |
| Type: |  Embraer EMB-314B (A-29B) Super Tucano |
| Owner/operator: | Embraer |
| Registration: | PT-ZNV |
| C/n / msn: | 31400221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Red Rio Bombing Range, White Sands Missile Range, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Holloman AFB (KHMN) |
| Holloman AFB (KHMN) |
An Embraer EMB-314B (A-29B) "Super Tucano" participating in the USAF's Light Attack Experiment at the Red Rio Bombing Range impacted the ground at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. One of the two crew received minor injuries. The other crew member, USN Lt, died in the crash.
The Red Rio Bombing Range encompasses about 196,000 acres on WSMR, about 65 miles N of Holloman AFB.
Confirmed as a contractor owned aircraft.
The crash comes about five weeks after the USAF kicked off the second phase of the light attack experiment at on 17 May. The USAF plans to make a decision to potentially buy hundreds of light attack fighters after evaluating the data gathered during this experiment. In addition to the A-29, Textron Aviation provided a AT-6 Wolverine for the USAF to evaluate.
Sources:
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/06/22/aircraft-crashes-holloman-air-force-base.html
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/06/22/aircraft-crashes-at-bombing-range-near-holloman-condition-of-pilots-unknown/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/a-29-super-tucano-crashes-during-light-attack-experi-449680/
http://www.cavok.com.br/blog/embraer-divulga-nota-oficial-sobre-acidente-com-a-29-super-tucano-nos-eua/
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/21725/u-s-navy-pilot-pronounced-dead-in-a-29-super-tucano-crash-at-white-sands-missile-range
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=106117
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https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/05/17/light-attack-experiment-pits-at-6-against-a-29-in-high-stakes-matchup/
— U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) June 23, 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2018 01:32 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Jun-2018 01:33 | Geno | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2018 07:06 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2018 08:10 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2018 19:42 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 06:30 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 08:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 08:20 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Jun-2018 08:43 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jun-2018 08:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
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