Strike Eagle Crashes

STRIKE EAGLE

CRASHES

SERIAL #	DATE	SQUADRON	NOTES
87-0203	30 September 1990	336 TFS	Crashed on a low level training mission in Oman during operation Desert Shield. Both crewmembers were killed.
88-1689	18 January 1991	336 TFS	'MUDHEN 56' was destroyed on mission to bomb the Al Basrah powerplant during operation Desert Storm. Cause: It's unknown exactly what happened to this aircraft. None of the other flight members on the mission saw any explosions which could account for the crash. It is believed that they became disoriented during a AAA or SAM threat reaction and collided with the ground. Both crewmembers were killed and apparently did not attempt to eject.
88-1692	20 January 1991	335 TFS	'MUDHEN 03' was destroyed on mission to Al Quaim during operation Desert Storm. Aircraft was flown by the 4th Wing DO, Col. David Eberly. Cause: Shot down by an Iraqi SAM (SA-2?); resulted in both crewmembers becoming POWs
87-0172	16 September 1991	56 FW
89-0479	10 August 1992	57 FWW	Crashed NE of Las Vegas, Nevada, pilot and WSO were killed.
89-0504	18 April 1995	336 FS	Crashed into the Atlantic off the coast of North Carolina during a night 2v2 air-to-air training mission. The pilot ejected at 780 KCAS (over Mach 1) and was subsequently rescued; the WSO died from injuries sustained in the high speed ejection. Cause: A HUD failure caused the pilot to get into a nose-low, high speed dive.
89-0491	11 July 1997	334 FS	Aircraft crashed following a FTU student surface attack training sortie about 10 miles west of the impact area on the Dare County Bomb Range, NC. Cause: Engine fire
89-0497	21 October 1998	391 FS	'MILLER 02' Crashed during a night training mission 80 miles south-west of Mountain Home AFB in the Paradise MOA northeast of McDermott, Oregon. Both crew members were killed. Cause: Night 'spatial disorientation' by the crew caused them to unknowingly fly the aircraft to a nose low position outside terrain following radar (TFR) limits. By the time the "low altitude" voice warning sounded, it was too late to recover from the steep dive.