June 24 Quiz: Fairchild B52 crash

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B52 Crashes at Fairchild — June 24, 1994

Question 1 of 5

What maneuver put Czar 52 into the unrecoverable stall?

AA low altitude 360 degree left turn around the control tower

BA high speed runway touch and go after landing clearance

CAn emergency climb after a bird strike

DA formation turn during aerial refueling

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Question 2 of 5

Why did adding throttle after the turn began fail to save the aircraft?

AThe aircraft had already run out of fuel

BB52 turbofan engines could take up to eight seconds to respond

CThe tower controller denied clearance to climb

DThe ejection seats automatically reduced engine power

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Question 3 of 5

Which leadership failure did investigators cite alongside the cockpit error?

AA maintenance crew installing the wrong engines

BWeather forecasters missing a thunderstorm over Fairchild

CDelayed or inadequate command response to earlier unsafe flying

DAir traffic control assigning the wrong runway

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Question 4 of 5

Which crew member was aboard for his retirement finis flight?

ALieutenant Colonel Arthur Holland

BLieutenant Colonel Mark McGeehan

CLieutenant Colonel Ken Huston

DColonel Robert Wolff

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Question 5 of 5

Why did aviation safety courses keep using the Fairchild crash as a case study?

AIt proved B52 aircraft could no longer operate from Fairchild

BIt introduced the first American jet bomber into service

CIt ended every low altitude military training flight worldwide

DIt showed how rule violations and weak crew resource management can overwhelm technical skill

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B52 Crashes at Fairchild — June 24, 1994

Four die as a B52 crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base in Washington, United States in 1994, prompting a sweeping safety investigation.

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This quiz focuses on Fairchild B52 crash. On June 24, 1994, a United States Air Force B52, callsign Czar 52, crashed at Fairchild Air Force Base after a low altitude demonstration turn led to an unrecoverable stall.

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