AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT, A12 #125

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00590R000100080011-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: March 1, 1967
• Content Type: MF

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gl Feb 67; Subj: Aircraft :Accident
R rt A-12 #125 (OX( 61. 67)
Be Findings and Recommendations of
the Accident Board
ECT:
Aircraft Accident Report, A-12 #125
1. The following are comments regarding items indicated in
Reference A for OXCART action:
Findings:
ti) Ref Para la Concur, as concerns primary cause;
sever, additional comment should be made concerning other
"pilot factors" which may be involved in the Contributing
,use. it would appear that a certain arnoun# of`over confidence
a4d/car mission urgency may be involved since the pilot-
elected to fly the mission "an briefed" in spite of an inoperative
,utopilot; bj continued the mission T=as briefed'T with less than
"full tanks" after the second air refueling and with some
indication that a fuel or fuel gaging problem existed during
refueling (whi'ch was apparently indicated when the fuel quantity
weztt below "Bingo" fuel during second air refueling). c) The
above factors seem to indicate, that an additional Contributing
Cause or Additional Finding might be recommended to the effect
that "the pilot f iieid to recogn zce an apparent' uer`or fuel gagi ig
problem during the second refueling and elected to continue the
mission yeas briefed" when valid indications of such: a malfunction
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(l y Ref Para lb(b): Concur.
(1) Ref Para lb(d): Concur.
Additiol Findialts:
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a. RecommepAtions.
(1) Ref Para le(i)s Concur. However, this procedure
should insure that the Point is clearly identified and br e c
as applicable to the programmed speed
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rocure must aso tae into account furccaat -wind
Lion a.nd time/fuel required in turn if returz4 to
to
aef Item J(1): Concur. It must be clearly established,
ve the total combined requirement of chase and A-12 receiver.
(3) Ref Item J(Z)(a): Concur.
anal oroad. Procedure: should be amplified to include
ion of. having too,itttle fuel, to complete his. m ssion without
which cc 4d. conceivaably place the chase aircraft in
i Rot Item J(Z)(b): Do not conou.r. _?xoe.dure does not
e into account the possibility of the A-12 receiver arriving
to be taken in this event.
owever, that .the additional. 10000# requirement is over and
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