58-0161

On April 11, 1983 at 12:00 AM, 58-0161 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Saint George Utah.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The airplane departed Robins AFB on an exercise (Red Flag mission) bound for California. En route, it deviated from the prescribed flight path several times and was assisted and reoriented by an AWACS crew. While cruising over Utah in poor visibility, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located 20 miles north of St George. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all seven crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Donald W. Hiebert, pilot, 1st Lt Thomas C. Lennep Jr., copilot, Cpt Jonathan M. Bishop, radio navigator, 1st Lt Matthew W. Cervenak, navigator, 1st Lt Bernard S. Russell, EWO, Col Caroll D. Gunther, pilot observer, S/Sgt Major Carter, air gunner.

Aircraft reference details include registration 58-0161, MSN 464229, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 37.1099°, -113.5649°.