Thunderbird down at Nellis.Follow-up accident report 4/4/18

[Lon Moer]

..and pilot killed.

notice of accident; http://www.nellis.af.mil/About/Press-Releases/Display/Article/1484960/aircraft-accident-on-nevada-test-and-training-range/

notice of pilot; http://www.nellis.af.mil/About/Press-Releases/Display/Article/1485146/thunderbirds-aircraft-mishap/

current "internet rumor" is that there was a collision with a grey F-16D that was able to land.

Last edited by Lon Moer on Thu Oct 18, 2018 3:10 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[DH82EH]

Sad news.
My condolences to family and friends.

Andy Scott

[Lon Moer]

Accident report;
AirshowStuff.com

The report explains that on this particular occasion, Del Bagno flew at a maximum of -2.06 Gs while inverted, before immediately pulling to a peak of 8.56 Gs. It is believed that this quick transition from strong negative to intense positive Gs was too much for even the seasoned fighter pilot to handle. He lost consciousness for an estimated 5 seconds as the aircraft rocketed towards the ground. No attempt at ejection was registered by the aircraft systems and the aircraft impacted at nearly 60 degrees nose down and 90 degrees of bank with a descent rate of near 40,000 feet per minute.

[RobC]

Reposting an old news item without putting the date of the accident in the title is morally and ethically wrong. Think about it.

[Mark Allen M]

Morally and Ethically wrong? .... In this day and age it seems to be quite common, not to mention acceptable.

... but luckily that's still not what I accept so I agree with you. Adding a date to the thread title would be best as I've met a few of those pilots and thought the worst has happened again.

[CAPFlyer]

If you take 2 seconds to look at the first post, you see that it's dated April. Yes, it's nice to update the thread title in this case, but at the same time, the posts are dated so it's not that hard to determine if it's new or not.

[WIXMOD-Charlie]

Title amended. Thanks for posting the report!