Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, Oct 16, 1984 (2 killed)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on October 16, 1984 near Hunts Mesa, Arizona, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: ASN, an unofficial source,...
- Date: October 16, 1984
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Location: Hunts Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: ASN, an unofficial source, says the aircraft hit the top of a ridge during a night low-level training flight and broke apart. Other accounts cite unspecified technical problems, so the cause is not confirmed.
A USAF B-52G (57-6479) of the 92nd Bomb Wing from Fairchild AFB broke apart on a low-level training flight after striking a ridge near Hunts Mesa, Arizona, on 16 October 1984. Two of the seven crew were killed and the others survived.