Diego Garcia - Diego Garcia

On February 3, 1991 at 12:00 AM, Diego Garcia - Diego Garcia experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Diego Garcia AFB Diego Garcia Atoll.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was engaged in the operation 'Desert Storm' when the crew encountered electrical and engine problems in flight. Three crew members were able to bail out while three others were killed as they ejected too late. Crew: Cpt Kevin Kent, pilot, Cpt Jeffrey Love, copilot, Sgt Steven Ellard, gunner, Cpt Jon Jeffrey Olson, radar navigator, † 1st Lt Jorge I. Arteaga, navigator, † 1st Lt Eric D. Hedeen, EWO. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 59-2593, MSN 464356, year of manufacture 1959.