B-52G Stratofortress Crash Site

September 30th 2012





Summery :

 The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber for US Air Force.

This B-52G (#58-06161) was assigned to the 19th Bomb Wing, Robins AFB, Georgia.
On April 11th 1983, this B-52G departed Robbing AFB for training activity, which was part of an advanced training excercise "Red Flag" hosted at Nellis AFB.
On the way to Nellis Range, it reported various navigation and flight control avionics problems, but mission continued to the low level entry point.
When it traversing South Western Utah, there was variable weather conditions which included cloud obscureed mountain ridges and peaks.
At 12:20PM, the aircraft impacted on the side of the mountain about 450 ft below the ridge line.
The aircraft was completely destroyed on impact.
All 7 crews on board were killed.


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Aircraft hit the side of the mountain near the top of the ridge line.
While many wrecks were spreading and falling on the steep hillside, some wrecks flew over the ridgeline and fell on the other side.
Since it is a large aircraft and very steep terrain, many wrecks are still there even after military cleaned up.
I could find a few engine parts at the bottom of canyon/ravine.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
Boeing
Base model:
B-52
Version:
G
Nickname:
Stratofortress
Designation System:
U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:
1955-Present
Basic role:
Bomber
Serial Number:
58-0161
Year built:
1958
Crash Date:
1983/4/11
Cause of Crash:
low level flight under low visibility
Fatalities:
7




Specifications



Length:
159' 4" 48.5 m
Height:
40' 8" 12.4 m
Wingspan:
185' 0" 56.4 m
Wingarea:
4000.0 sq ft 370 sq m
Empty Weight:
185,000 lb 83,250 kg
Gross Weight:
265,000 lb 120,000 kg





Propulsion



No. of Engines:
8
Powerplant:
Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-3/103 turbofans
Horsepower (each):
17,000 lbf (76 kN)





Performance



Max Speed:
650 mph 1,047 km/h 560 kt
Ceiling:
50,000 ft 15,000 m


    
Other B-52 Link :
 Wikipedia Link : Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
 LOSTFLIGHT Link : April 11, 1983, USAF Boeing B-52G (58-0161) Square Top Mountain, UT
    



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