F-15B Eagle Crash Site 4/27/2020

April 27th 2020





Summery :

 The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather tactical fighter aircraft.
The F-15B was twin-seater trainer version, formerly designated as TF-15A.

This F-15B (#75-0085) was assigned to 433rd Fighter Wing Squadron at Nellis AFB.

On December 6, 1977, F-15B Eagle #75-0085 belonged to 433rd Fighter Wing Squadron from Nellis AFB crashed during an Air Combat Training mission.
Both crew (Lt. Col. David 'Jake' Jacobson Commander of 433 FWS, Col. William Hilton Walter III, M.D commander of the Hospital at Nellis AFB) killed.

The cause of the crash was never exactly determined.
But, it was assumed that the Hospital Commander pulled back on the stick too fast and too hard effectively snowplowing into the side of a mountain.
Both pilots ejected but hit the mountain before the chutes deployed.
Because of this crash the Air Force made a policy that never would two Commanders be on the same plane at the same time.


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Crash site has lots of small wrecks...about hand size, and no larger than 2 ft long.
The impact crater is still visible on the side of hill, but I couldn't find 2 of ejection seat crater on the other side of hill top.
Most of the wrecks were spread within 7-800 ft from the impact site.
Since it happened over 40 years ago, the rain washed down some wrecks and I could find those on the dry wash more than 1 mile from the crash site.


    
Description



Manufacturer:
McDonnell Douglas
Base model:
F-15
Version:
B
Nickname:
Eagle
Designation System:
U.S. Air Force
Designation Period:
1976-Present
Basic role:
Air superiority fighter
Serial Number:
75-0085
Year built:
1975
Crash Date:
1977/12/6
Fatalities:
2




Specifications



Length:
63' 9" 19.43 m
Height:
18' 6" 5.63 m
Wingspan:
42' 10" 13.05 m
Wingarea:
608.0 sq ft 56.5 sq m
Empty Weight:
28,000 lb 12,700 kg
Gross Weight:
44,500 lb 20,200 kg





Propulsion



No. of Engines:
2
Powerplant:
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-100 or -220 afterburning turbofans
Dry Thrust (each):
14,590 lb
Thrust with afternurner:
23,770 lb





Performance



Max Speed(High Altitude):
Mach 2.5+ 1,650+ mph 2,665+ km/h
Max Speed(Low Altitude):
Mach 1.2 900 mph 1,450 km/h
Ceiling:
65,000 ft 20,000 m


    
Other F-15 Link :
 Wikipedia Link : McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
    



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