Date:	Friday 28 August 2009
Time:	18:00
Type:	Boeing E-3C Sentry (707-300)
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	83-0008
MSN:	22836/962
Year of manufacture:	1983
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 32
Aircraft damage:	Substantial, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV) -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV/KLSV)
Destination airport:	Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV/KLSV)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A Boeing E-3C Sentry operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV).
The 32-person crew safely evacuated the aircraft.
The aircraft, flown by the 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker Air Force Base, OK., was deployed to Nellis for Red Flag exercise 09-5 and was returning from a mission when the nose undercarriage collapsed on landing.
The subsequent fire was extinguished by Nellis emergency response forces.

E-3 damaged while landing at Nellis AFB (USAF statement)

photo (c) USAF System Support Management Office; Las Vegas-Nellis AFB, NV (LSV/KLSV); 28 August 2009; (publicdomain)

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