ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194202
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 2017 |
| Time: | 18:54 LT |
| Type: |  Pilatus U-28A (PC-12) |
| Owner/operator: | 318th SOS USAF |
| Registration: | 08-0724 |
| MSN: | 724 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ENE of Cannon AFB (KCVS), Clovis, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Clovis-Cannon AFB, NM (CVS/KCVS) |
| Clovis-Cannon AFB, NM (CVS/KCVS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
While practicing touch-and-go landings, the aircraft impacted terrain in Curry County east-northeast of Cannon Air Force Base (KCVS) in Clovis, New Mexico, and a fire ensued. The aircraft was destroyed. All three crew members died in the crash.
Cannon Air Force Base officials say the 33-year-old pilot, Capt. Andrew Becker from Novi, Michigan, 29-year-old Capt. Kenneth Dalga from Goldsboro, North Carolina, and 26-year-old co-pilot, 1st Lt. Frederick Dellecker from Daytona Beach, Florida, were killed.
All three were assigned to the 318th Special Operations Squadron at Cannon.
By a preponderance of the evidence, the Accident Investigation Board concluded the aircrew lost control of the aircraft when it entered a stall at low altitude during a turn back Emergency Landing Pattern procedure. There were no indications of mechanical malfunction. The board also surmised the crew delayed actions necessary to prevent the aircraft from entering the stall envelope and failed to accurately assess increasing risk throughout execution of the practice turn back Emergency Landing Pattern, thereby substantially contributing to the mishap.
Sources:
http://rdrnews.com/wordpress/blog/2017/03/14/military-plane-crashes-near-clovis/
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/cannon-afb-plane-crashes-during-training-flight/4425872/
http://www.easternnewmexiconews.com/story/2017/03/15/news/military-plane-crashes-near-airport/151388.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-12
http://www.koat.com/article/cannon-afb-plane-crashes-in-training-exercise/9133785
http://www.myhighplains.com/news/witness-describes-moment-military-airplane-crashes/672580094?utm_medium=social&utm_source=KAMR_Local_4_News
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cannon-afb-plane-crashes-during-training-flight-3-aboard-usaf-n733711_
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/3-airmen-killed-after-aircraft-crashes-near-Cannon-Air-Force-Base-416246613.html
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Air-Force-identifies-crew-members-killed-in-11006474.php
http://www.afsoc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1284205/u-28a-accident-investigation-board-results-released/
Pictures :
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FINAL REPORT:
http://www.airforcemag.com/AircraftAccidentReports/Documents/2017/03142017_U28A_CANNON.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2017 05:29 | Geno | Added |
| 15-Mar-2017 05:34 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2017 07:50 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Mar-2017 12:02 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Mar-2017 12:03 | harro | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Mar-2017 12:38 | gerard57 | Updated [Source] |
| 15-Mar-2017 16:42 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 16-Mar-2017 06:14 | John | Updated [Embed code] |
| 16-Mar-2017 08:27 | krasatpi | Updated [Damage] |
| 16-Mar-2017 09:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Mar-2017 08:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Mar-2017 11:55 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2017 06:07 | scazz | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2017 11:24 | Dmitriy | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2018 15:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:30 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
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