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Spiffav8
07-14-2008, 03:44 PM
This happened on Feb 23rd 2008 on departure out of Guam. Just found the video, it was the first I had heard of the accident. Looks like a flight control problem to me. Glad the crew made it out.

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ironworks
07-14-2008, 05:12 PM
That is the most expensive crash video I have ever seen.

Rodger
malibu795
07-14-2008, 06:48 PM
that sucks... i have been the anderson air force base many times..

glad the guys made it out alright
Stuart Adams
07-15-2008, 04:59 PM
Love those planes. Coolest thing going.
lil427z
07-15-2008, 06:14 PM
well said stuart,
rick k
Hooligan
07-18-2008, 04:22 AM
their vista operating system forced a reboot:evil:
ohcbird
08-17-2008, 05:42 PM
It was due to 'water on the sensors'; the flight crew and maintenance guys were all cleared of any shennanigans. At about $4+B, It is the most expensive crash in AF history.

I've taken off out of Anderson there- there's a cliff at th end of the runway, so once you hit refusal speed, there ain't NO looking back.
Spiffav8
08-17-2008, 07:00 PM
It was due to 'water on the sensors'; the flight crew and maintenance guys were all cleared of any shennanigans. At about $4+B, It is the most expensive crash in AF history.

I've taken off out of Anderson there- there's a cliff at th end of the runway, so once you hit refusal speed, there ain't NO looking back.


All that over water! I understand it but still....wow! Talk about Mr. Toads Wild Ride. I can only imagine the pucker factor for those guys.

I started my flying by working for a company that hauled rafters in and out of the Grand Canyon. I totally understand how you felt about the cliff. :lol:
itlbtu
08-22-2008, 01:17 PM
If that had been any other plane I would have said pilot error, but since the computer does more flying on those than the pilot I won't. It was an obvious stall, and the pilot almost recovered.
98ssnova
08-22-2008, 03:56 PM
It was due to 'water on the sensors'; the flight crew and maintenance guys were all cleared of any shennanigans. At about $4+B, It is the most expensive crash in AF history.

I've taken off out of Anderson there- there's a cliff at th end of the runway, so once you hit refusal speed, there ain't NO looking back.

Yeah pretty scary for the pilots. Straight drop off. Oh and curtis A B-52 crashed there as well those guys not so lucky:( .
Spiffav8
08-22-2008, 04:07 PM
Yeah pretty scary for the pilots. Straight drop off. Oh and curtis A B-52 crashed there as well those guys not so lucky:( .

The B-52 guys never seem to get out. Must be the part about ejecting down and out of the aircraft. Ejecting would suck!