ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56192
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 June 2005 |
| Time: | 3:30 LT |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2S |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force |
| Registration: | 80-1082 |
| MSN: | 082 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Al Dhafra Air Base, near Abu Dhabi -
 United Arab Emirates
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Al Dhafra Air Base | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
U-2 spyplane crashes at Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE on return from a mission in Afghanistan, killing the pilot.
Cause of crash was inflight failure of power take-off shaft, causing loss of power to hydraulic systems, generators, primary cockpit lighting, and displays. Aircraft was on landing approach and struck gound within 63 seconds of shaft failure. Pilot believed to have suffered task oversaturation, channelized attention, and spatial disorientation.
Sources:
Scramble 314
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1980.html
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/06/22/spy.plane.crash/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2012 05:26 | krasatpi | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2012 08:16 | krasatpi | Updated [Location] |
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