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C-141 Tail Number: 66-0150
Taken in 1987 at Melbourne Australia
Copyright:Werner Fischdick
Moenchengladbach, Germany
This aircraft crashed on 20 Feb 1989 in an accident near Hurlburt field, FL. The story and photos we have are shown below.
The mission had departed Norton AFB in the morning,
but a leaking comfort pallet required a diversion back to Norton.
After maintenance repaired the leak, they again departed
for Peterson AFB Colorado and then flew on to Hurlburt Airfield, Florida.
By the time they reached Hurlburt, at about 2000 hours, the crew had flown a long duty day.
As they approached their destination thunderstorms covered the approach path
for the ILS approach to runway 36, the primary instrument runway.
The crew therefore requested the TACAN approach to runway 18. The approach
course was over uninhabited swampy terrain, the classic "black hole" approach.
After passing the FAF, the crew allowed the aircraft to enter a
high rate of descent. The copilot reset two GPWS warnings. No
verbal comments were made by any crew member about the high rate
of descent or descending below the Minimum Descent Altitude (MDA)
of 345' AGL.
At impact the aircraft parameters were reported as:
Gear - Down
Pitch - 12 to 13 degrees nose low
Flaps - Landing
Vertical Velocity: decending at 3000-4000 fpm
Throttles - Idle
Seven crew members and one passenger were killed in the crash.
The above information was provided by Paul Hansen
Recovery operations
Source:William Schenck
Recovery operations
Source:William Schenck
Recovery operations
Source:William Schenck
Recovery operations
Source:William Schenck
Recovery operations
Source:William Schenck
Recovery operations
Source:William Schenck
Recovery operations
Source:William Schenck
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