What happened
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(-23) On January 18, 2005, at approximately 11:28 CST, an air tractor 502B, N8526M, collided inflight with an united states air force T-37B (air force aircraft number 66008003) near Hollister, OK. The commercial certificated pilot of the air tractor received fatal injuries; the two air force crew members ejected from their aircraft without injury. Both aircraft were destroyed by the inflight collision and subsequent post crash fire. The pilot of the air tractor, N8526M, was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR 91 visual flight rules (no filed or activated flight plan) from olney, TX to huron, SD. The air force T-37 flight crew had completed their training flight profile and were returning to sheppard afb on an ATC issued instrument flight rule clearance at 5,000 feet MSL at the time of the collision. Nearest weather condition reports taken from frederick, OK at 1653UTC indicated the following: wind direction 150 degrees at 10 knots, visibility 8, ceiling 5,000 overcast, temperature 2 degrees c, dewpoint -2 degrees, altimeter 30.53HG. (-23 amendment) review of airman's logbook and obtained the flight hours sh own in block 31. Logbook records show last satisfactory completion of a flight review was on 1/3/2002. Logbook records were obtained from NTSB iic and forwarded to FAA iic for review on 2/14/2005.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JANUARY 18, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:28 CST, AN AIR TRACTOR 502B, N8526M, COLLIDED INFLIGHT WITH AN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE T-37B (AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT NUMBER 66008003) NEAR HOLLISTER, OK. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT OF THE AIR TRACTOR RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES; THE TWO AIR FORCE CREW MEMBERS EJECTED FROM THEIR AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED BY THE INFLIGHT COLLISION AND SUBSEQUENT POST CRASH FIRE. THE PILOT OF THE AIR TRACTOR, N8526M, WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR 91 VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (NO FILED OR ACTIVATED FLIGHT PLAN) FROM OLNEY, TX TO HURON, SD. THE AIR FORCE T-37 FLIGHT CREW HAD COMPLETED THEIR TRAINING FLIGHT PROFILE AND WERE RETURNING TO SHEPPARD AFB ON AN ATC ISSUED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULE CLEARANCE AT 5,000 FEET MSL AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION. NEAREST WEATHER CONDITION REPORTS TAKEN FROM FREDERICK, OK AT 1653UTC INDICATED THE FOLLOWING: WIND DIRECTION 150 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 8, CEILING 5,000 OVERCAST, TEMPERATURE 2 DEGREES C, DEWPOINT -2 DEGREES, ALTIMETER 30.53HG. (-23 AMENDMENT) REVIEW OF AIRMAN'S LOGBOOK AND OBTAINED THE FLIGHT HOURS SH OWN IN BLOCK 31. LOGBOOK RECORDS SHOW LAST SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF A FLIGHT REVIEW WAS ON 1/3/2002. LOGBOOK RECORDS WERE OBTAINED FROM NTSB IIC AND FORWARDED TO FAA IIC FOR REVIEW ON 2/14/2005.
NTSB investigation
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