Incident Summary
A United States Air Force aircraft conducting a local training mission at Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer Air Force Base in Michigan crashed during a night approach in stormy weather. The pilot-in-command had the runway in sight when the airplane entered a cloudy area. It continued its descent until striking the ground and erupting in flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed, and all eight crew members were killed.
Crew
The crew consisted of Captain James B. Cosgrave (pilot), First Lieutenant Gary Lee Hudson (copilot), Captain Lawrence Fitch Kraut (radio navigator), Captain Dennis Wilton Soerens (radio navigator), Major James F. Bartsch (electronic warfare officer), Master Sergeant John William Moore (tail gunner), and Captains Chris Morrill and Pat Shortell (additional crew members).