ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 190267
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 September 2016 |
| Time: | c 09:00 LT |
| Type: | Lockheed TU-2S |
| Owner/operator: | 9th SRW USAF |
| Registration: | 80-1068 |
| MSN: | article 068 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sutter Buttes, Sutter County, 60miles North of Sacramento, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beale AFB |
| Beale AFB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two crew members ejected during a training flight. One crew member died and the other was injured. The aircraft was from the 9th SRW's 1st Reconnaissance Squadron. Wreckage started a 250 acre grass fire.
The TU-2S was conducting an “acceptance flight” training mission. TU-2S pilots are competitively selected from the USAF’s already qualified aviator pool, and applicants undergo three “acceptance flights” as a part of their interview process.
The mishap occurred during an "approach to stall" maneuver as part of the first acceptance flight for the interviewing pilot. During the recovery from the stall, the interviewing pilot’s flight control inputs placed the aircraft into an unintentional secondary stall, which led to a sharp left wing drop and excessive nose-low attitude. With the aircraft having departed controlled flight and rapidly approaching an inverted condition near the minimum uncontrolled ejection altitude, the instructor pilot commanded ejection. During the ejection sequence, the instructor pilot and his ejection seat struck the aircraft’s right wing resulting in fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2016/09/20/military-plane-crashes-in-sutter-county/
http://www.kcra.com/article/1-pilot-killed-1-hurt-in-u-2-plane-crash-in-sutter-buttes/6502395
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-u2-spy-plane-down-northern-california-20160920-snap-story.html
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article102927897.html
https://www.airforcetimes.com/articles/u-2s-flight-routine-before-fatal-crash-base-commander-says/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article145497629.html#storylink=cpy
http://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1156526/news-release-tu-2s-accident-investigation-released/
Media:
We can confirm a U-2 from @9thRW Beale AFB has gone down in Sutter County, CA; 2 pilots have ejected; details to follow when available
— USAF Pressdesk (@usafpressdesk) September 20, 2016
Initial report: U-2 crashed in Sutter, Calif. - unpopulated area. 2 Pilots safely ejected/awaiting recovery with aircraft in isolated area.
— Air Combat Command (@USAF_ACC) September 20, 2016
. .Eyewitness picture of U2 crash at Sutter Buttes. pic.twitter.com/e1dKYj8UgM
— Mike Luery (@KCRALuery) September 20, 2016
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2016 17:32 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 20-Sep-2016 17:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 17:36 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Location, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 17:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 17:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 20:40 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 20-Sep-2016 20:41 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 20-Sep-2016 20:46 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 21-Sep-2016 05:33 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 21-Sep-2016 09:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Sep-2016 09:59 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Sep-2016 16:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Sep-2016 10:26 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 19-Apr-2017 18:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2017 18:32 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2020 18:45 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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