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Air Force Accident Investigation Board

Investigation: Pilot’s Disorientation Caused 2020 Fatal F-16 Crash in Michigan

June 9, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
A Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot experienced spatial disorientation while flying at night, in poor weather conditions, and without working GPS, causing the F-16 to crash in a wooded area of northern Michigan, according to an Air Force Investigation. Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, was ...

Aircrew Faulted for Landing Too Fast, Destroying C-130 in Camp Taji Mishap

Nov. 19, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
A C-130H crew landed too quickly, causing the aircraft to oscillate and then overrun the runway before crashing into a concrete barrier in June at Camp Taji, Iraq, destroying the Hercules, according to an Air Force investigation. The C-130H, tail number 94-6706, assigned to the ...

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