VIDEO: C-17 pilot ignored stall warnings before crash, USAF says
A US Air Force accident investigation report released today blames the pilot for a 28 July crash of a Boeing C-17 at Elmendorf AFB that killed all aboard. The non-identified pilot first ignored stall warnings after banking right aggressively within 60sec of takeoff, then responded incorrectly, according to an executive summary of the accident investigation board report. The co-pilot and safety observer on the flight deck also ignored multiple warnings. All three flight deck crew members and a loadmaster died in the accident. The board also found the crash was caused by the crew s channelized attention, overconfidence, expectancy, misplaced motivation, procedural guidance, and programme oversight . The video released by the USAF sh