Boeing E-3 Sentry crash, Jul 14, 1996, Preveza
Boeing E-3 Sentry accident on July 14, 1996 near Preveza, Epirus, Greece with no fatalities. Cause: Rejected takeoff after V1 following a loud noise...
- Date: July 14, 1996
- Aircraft: Boeing E-3 Sentry
- Location: Preveza, Epirus, Greece
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Rejected takeoff after V1 following a loud noise that was assumed to be a bird strike. Investigators found no evidence of a bird strike, and the overrun occurred because the remaining runway was insufficient to stop.
A NATO E-3A Sentry on a ferry flight to Geilenkirchen was taking off from Preveza-Aktion after V1 when the crew heard a loud noise and believed it was a bird strike. The captain rejected the takeoff, but the aircraft could not stop, overran, hit a dyke and came to rest partly in the sea. All 16 occupants escaped uninjured.