- Author
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Chubb, M.
- Title
- National Guard Plane Crash at Hotel Site, Evansville, Indiana, February 6, 1992. USFA Fire Investigation Technical Report Series.
- Coporate
- TriData Corp., Arlington, VA
- Sponsor
- Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
- Report
-
Report 064,
1992,
57 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), 16825 South Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, MD 21727. Telephone: 301-447-1000. Website: http://www.usfa.fema.gov
- Contract
- EMW-90-C-3338
- Keywords
-
fire investigations
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military aircraft
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crash landing
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fire fatalities
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casualties
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building construction
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emergencies
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planning
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occupant response
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stress (psychology)
- Identifiers
- incident command system; media and public relaitons; critical incident stress management
- Abstract
- At 9:53 a.m., February 6, 1992, a Kentucky Air National Guard C-130B military transport plane crashed at the site of a hotel and restaurant complex while performing routine pilot proficiency exercises at Evansville Dress Regional Airport. The crash and resulting fire killed all five aircrew members and 11 civilians on the ground - nine in the hotel and two in the adjacent restaurant. In addition to those who died at the scene, one of the emergency responders, an Evansville Police officer, died February 24, as a result of injuries he sustained working at the crash site. Emergency responders from the City of Evansville, the Evansville Regional Airport, and police, fire, and emergency medical service agencies across Vanderburgh County responded to the disaster. A similar incident involving an Indiana Air National Guard A-7D attack aircraft occurred in October 1987 in Indianapolis. In that incident, the aircraft struck a Ramada Inn hotel killing nine employees who were inside the building. The pilot safely ejected prior to impact. Like the Indianapolis incident, the crash in Evansville occurred in mid-morning during a routine training mission. Both incidents also involved Air National Guard aircraft. However, the similarities do not end there.