Tyndall AFB - Tyndall AFB

On May 20, 1996 at 12:00 AM, Tyndall AFB - Tyndall AFB experienced a crash involving Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise, operated by Bush Field Aircraft Company, with the event recorded near Tyndall AFB Florida.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The pilot was engaged in a local military mission at Tyndall AFB. On approach to runway 13L, conflicting traffic forced the pilot to initiate a go-around procedure. During the second approach, the pilot failed to follow the approach checklist and failed to lower the undercarriage. The aircraft landed on its belly and came to rest on the runway. The pilot escaped uninjured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N724FN, MSN 300, year of manufacture 1974.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.0691°, -85.5773°.