What happened
During a local training mission at Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB in Michigan, an aircraft crashed while attempting a night approach. The flight was operating under stormy weather conditions at the time of the accident. Although the pilot-in-command initially identified the runway, the aircraft subsequently entered a layer of clouds. During this period, the plane continued its descent until it impacted the ground, resulting in a post-crash fire.
Findings
- The aircraft was completely destroyed upon impact.
- There were eight fatalities among the crew members on board.
- The accident occurred while the aircraft was in a descending flight phase after losing visual contact with the runway due to cloud cover.