Boeing E-3 Sentry crash, Sep 22, 1995 (24 killed), Elmend...
Boeing E-3 Sentry accident on September 22, 1995 near Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER), Alaska, United States with 24 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control...
- Date: September 22, 1995
- Aircraft: Boeing E-3 Sentry
- Location: Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER), Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Loss of control after bird ingestion in both left engines during initial climb. The investigation also cited the lack of an effective bird hazard detection and deterrence program at the base and a tower failure to warn the crew.
A USAF E-3 Sentry AWACS on a survey mission under the call sign Yukla 27 struck a flock of Canada geese during initial climb from Elmendorf AFB. Two engines were damaged, and the aircraft went into an uncontrolled left roll and crashed in woods about a mile from the runway end. All 24 occupants were killed. The geese had been disturbed by a C-130 that had departed the same runway minutes earlier.