On the 24th of June 1994, Czar 52, a B-52H assigned to the 325th Bomb Squadron, 92d Bomb Wing, Fairchild Air Force Base, WA, was practicing maneuvers for an upcoming airshow. The aircrew had planned and briefed a profile, through the Wing Commander level, that grossly exceeded aircraft and regulatory limitations.
Upon preparing to land at the end of the practice airshow profile, the crew was required to execute a “go-around” or missed approach because of another aircraft on the runway. At mid-field, Czar 52 began a tight 360 degree left turn around the control tower at only 250 feet altitude above ground level (AGL). Approximately three quarters of the way through the turn, the aircraft banked past 90 degrees, stalled, clipped a power line with the left wing and crashed. There were no survivors out of a crew of four field grade officers.
Blast, Crash, BLAM!
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Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
dumb ass pilot error!
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
Imagine being on that plane seeing the ground coming so close.
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
howwly shit thats not good
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
What a fucking ridiculous maneuver to try and attempt.
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
he was suppose to land when there was still an aircraft on the runway so he had to go around (doing a 360 degree turn) in that turn he rolled to 90 degrees at an altitude of 250 feet, stalled and crashed. (btw a stall in an airplane is when theres a lack of air flowing over the wings causing the wings to not generate lift, stalling has nothing to do with the engines quitting although it may lead to that)
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
That scary sound of the plane…
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
oops must’ve forgot that part.
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
and died?
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
nope. I’m pretty sure he said “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” then he shit himself.
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
The pilot must have said: ”The ground is coming closer! Not good…”
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
thats horrific
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
k mierda k mierda k mierda!
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
the pilot is a big moron ?
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
Actually no that isn’t true at all.
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
Did the engines stall or was the pilot to blame?or did he cause the engines to stall by flying like a dick…anyone know?
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
i first thought it was a paper plane…
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
Libery - that’s incorrect. The pilot had already had at least 4 other crew refuse to fly with him because he took unecessary risks and scared the hell out of many others on the ground on previous occasions. He’d ’seen-off’ another co-pilot on the flight previous to this one
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
Thats a test for a automatic plane theres no people in it
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
This dumb fuck was told to knock his stupid flying off but he was arragont. The people flying with him told others that one day he would kill them And HE DID
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
oh god!
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
he was to low. tried to make an angled turn. stupid
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
the pilot was a total moron. absolutely amazing no one stopped him earlier.
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
The pilot had been known as a hot dogger. His co-pilot filed various complaints against his unsafe flying practices. The final and fatal turn was made to avoid flying over the armory which was a major safety regulation violation which would have got ten the pilot into trouble so he tries to avoid it and in doing so crashes the plane and takes his unfortunate crew with him.
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
there were people on that plane???
Anonymous 02.26.09 at 8:51 pm
wtf its not funny