1/24/2011 - JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) -- Accident investigation board officials for the Alaska-based F-22 Raptor crash recessed, Jan. 14, per the direction of Gen. Gary North, the Pacific Air Forces commander.
The board is set to resume when weather conditions allow further recovery operations of the crash site located near Cantwell, Alaska.
Capt. Jeff Haney, the pilot of the F-22 Raptor, was on a routine, night-training mission and died as a result of the crash Nov. 16.
The accident investigation board has been unable to determine the cause of the accident with the information and evidence available, officials said. The board seeks to ensure all the evidence available at the crash site is recovered to help determine the cause or causes of the accident and the contributing factors to the mishap.
The Air Force and AIB team is committed to conducting a thorough investigation of the crash site to determine the cause and situation surrounding the crash, according to officials.
The joint Air Force and Army recovery team suspended recovery and restoration efforts in December.
