Keep This Site Operational! CW3 Stephen R. Wolfe [CE]. CW2 Zachary G. Solinas Jr [MO]. CW3 Daniel L. Randolph [P] Alabama. Upon entering the clouds during a descending left turn, the crew became spatially disoriented and failed to recover the aircraft. CPT James T. Bellew [P]. SPC Abigail Jenks. Bragg when soldier suffered fatal injury at approx hrs. After landing at the DZ, soldier became wrapped up in parachute and suffocated.
CW3 Dallas G. Investigation determined that crash resulted due to a failed stabilator. SSG Vincent P. Shelton 3 injured. CW2 James A. Plantenberg [CE]. Crew called out a mayday before the crash. Investigation states that crew was conducting a maximum power check on the 1 engine in an area SW of the St. Cloud regional airport when the engine failed and the 2 engine was in an idle setting, causing a dual outage condition and crew was unable to recover.
MAJ Trevor P. Joseph 3 injured. CW3 Taylor J. Galvin [P]. CW3 Brian M. Nelson [CE]. SAR was suspended after more than 5 days. Nose began to pitch down and entered a slight climb. Investigation determined that crash was due to spatial disorientation. SPC Jeremy D. Cockpit was cut off from the top to about midway down and main cabin was compressed to approx 2' high.
CW3 Stephen B. Childers [CE]. Fuselage continued to travel, spinning three times before impacting and coming to rest at the tree base approx ' of the initial point of impact and the xmsn collapsed into the crew compartment.
CW4 G. Shaw III. Investigation determined that the direct cause was spatial disorientation likely induced by crew failing to effectively transition from VMC to IMC in weather conditions that had lower ceilings and less visibility than they had been briefed as the minimum weather conditions authorized to conduct the mission.
