# Accident 20150311005049A: Bae Systems MK 67 (T-59), Yuma, AZ, March 11, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2015, 11:25 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6497° N, 114.6156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6497&lon=-114.6156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N506XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N506XX-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: BAE Systems MK 67 (T-59) (registry code 1500867, https://openairdocs.org/model/bae-systems-mk-67-t-59) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Turb ADOUR MK 861 (registry code 54595, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-turb-adour-mk-861) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BAE SYSTEMS MK 67 (T-59)
- Reported engine: ROLLS-TURB ADOUR MK 861
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,112 total, 67 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150311005049A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

A FLIGHT OF TWO EX-KOREAN BAE HAWK JETS WERE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM YUMA MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IN ARIZONA. THEIR MISSION WAS TO SUPPORT US AIR FORCE TRAINING AT THE YUMA PROVING GROUNDS RANGE COMPLEX. THE LEAD AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED CONTROL PROBLEMS AS SOON AS THE MAIN WHEELS LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY (RW 3L). FIRST THE LEFT WING DROPPED THEN THE RIGHT WING, SOON THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A AIRPORT (US MARINE) OPERATIONS SUPPORT VEHICLE KILLING THE MARINE INSIDE INSTANTLY. BOTH PILOTS SURVIVED AND THE REAR SEAT PILOT VIDEOTAPED THE TAKE OFF WITH A GO PRO CAMERA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR15FA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA125), Mar 11, 2015: BAE Systems MK-67 Hawk (N506XX), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s initiation of an early rotation during takeoff, which led to an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's use of nose up pitch trim and…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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