Accident Rockwell B-1B Lancer 86-0106, Monday 30 November 1992

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Date:	Monday 30 November 1992
Time:
Type:	Rockwell B-1B Lancer
Owner/operator:	US Air Force (USAF)
Registration:	86-0106
MSN:	66
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	36 miles SSW of Van Horn, TX - United States of America
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Dyess AFB
Destination airport:	Dyess AFB
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
The aircraft crashed 300 feet below a 6,500-foot ridge line during a night sortie. The crew died in the crash.

The B-1 started a left turn in the direction of the ridge twenty-eight seconds before impact. At 13 seconds before impact, the automatic terrain following system aboard the aircraft generated a "flyup" -- part of the bomber's terrain-following system. Just prior to the crash crew members manually interrupted the B-1's "generated flyup" feature. The Air Force attributed the crash to pilot error.

Sources:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/systems/b-1b-loss.htm

Revision history:

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
07-Nov-2008 10:15	ASN archive	Added
03-Jan-2015 15:59	gerard57	Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
04-Jan-2018 12:25	Aerossurance	Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ]
04-Jan-2018 12:26	Aerossurance	Updated [Aircraft type, ]
04-Jan-2018 12:58	Aerossurance	Updated [Narrative, ]

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