av8boy
19th Jan 2005, 17:13
Regis#: 8526M Make/Model: AT5T Description: AT-502/503
Date: 01/18/2005 Time: 1650
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: Y Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: HOLLISTER State: OK Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N8526M, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-52B ACFT HAD A MID AIR COLLISION WITH A UNITED
STATES AIR FORCE T37, CEDAR 21, ACFT, UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ONE
PERSON ON BOARD N8526M WAS FATALLY INJURED, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD THE
CEDAR 21 PARACHUTED TO THE GROUND, HOLLISTER, OK
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KFDR 1815532 15007KT 7SM OVC050 00/M02 A3054
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Quick look at the sectional appears to put this just outside an alert area (marked "High Density Student Training" on the sectional), A561, (Altitude: From Surface to 4,000' AMSL, Effective Times: MON-FRI SR-SS, Weather Restriction: Visual Flight Rules), but beneath the Sheppard 1 MOA, (Altitude: From 8,000' AMSL to 17,999' AMSL, Effective Times: MON-FRI 1 HR PRIOR SR-1 HR AFTER SS, Weather Restriction: Visual Flight Rules / Instrument Flight Rules).
TFR for recovery is centered at 342029N/0984806W, the Wichita Falls/SPS/ VORTAC 325 degree radial at 24 miles.
Air Tractor pilot was about 60 miles into a roughly 750 mile flight from Texas to South Dakota, delivering the aircraft to a customer. Air tractor pilot was killed, and the two crewmen from the Tweet (Capt. and 2nd Lt.) were able to get out of the airframe and survivied with minor injuries.
The Air Force says the midair happened at 5,000 ft. The METAR from KFDR (roughly 7 or 8 miles NW of the accident site) says 050 OVC. However, observers on the ground were able to see the midair. The aircraft ended up on the ground within a mile of each other.
I trained at Sheppard AFB in the 70's. This stuff scared me then, and it continues to scare the hell out of me now.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dierk Nash, the Tractor pilot.
Dave
Date: 01/18/2005 Time: 1650
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: Y Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: HOLLISTER State: OK Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N8526M, AN AIR TRACTOR AT-52B ACFT HAD A MID AIR COLLISION WITH A UNITED
STATES AIR FORCE T37, CEDAR 21, ACFT, UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE ONE
PERSON ON BOARD N8526M WAS FATALLY INJURED, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD THE
CEDAR 21 PARACHUTED TO THE GROUND, HOLLISTER, OK
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KFDR 1815532 15007KT 7SM OVC050 00/M02 A3054
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Quick look at the sectional appears to put this just outside an alert area (marked "High Density Student Training" on the sectional), A561, (Altitude: From Surface to 4,000' AMSL, Effective Times: MON-FRI SR-SS, Weather Restriction: Visual Flight Rules), but beneath the Sheppard 1 MOA, (Altitude: From 8,000' AMSL to 17,999' AMSL, Effective Times: MON-FRI 1 HR PRIOR SR-1 HR AFTER SS, Weather Restriction: Visual Flight Rules / Instrument Flight Rules).
TFR for recovery is centered at 342029N/0984806W, the Wichita Falls/SPS/ VORTAC 325 degree radial at 24 miles.
Air Tractor pilot was about 60 miles into a roughly 750 mile flight from Texas to South Dakota, delivering the aircraft to a customer. Air tractor pilot was killed, and the two crewmen from the Tweet (Capt. and 2nd Lt.) were able to get out of the airframe and survivied with minor injuries.
The Air Force says the midair happened at 5,000 ft. The METAR from KFDR (roughly 7 or 8 miles NW of the accident site) says 050 OVC. However, observers on the ground were able to see the midair. The aircraft ended up on the ground within a mile of each other.
I trained at Sheppard AFB in the 70's. This stuff scared me then, and it continues to scare the hell out of me now.
Condolences to the family and friends of Dierk Nash, the Tractor pilot.
Dave