Crash investigation continues

Four members of the 52nd Emergency Maintenance Squadron?s crash recovery team dig around the site of an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash near Oberkail, Germany. They are helping pick up parts of the aircraft that were strewn over a field and preparing them for transport back to the Spangdahlem Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Diane Weed)

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Airmen 1st Class Dale Driggs and Darnell Starkes, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, augment Spangdahlem Air Base's crash recover workers on the scene of an F-16 Fighting Falcon crash here. They are helping pick up parts of the aircraft that were strewn all over the field and prepare them for transport back to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Diane Weed)

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Crash investigation continues

Published Sept. 23, 2006

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) -- Airmen here are continuing to investigate the Sept. 14 crash of an F-16 Fighting Falcon near Oberkail.

The newest edition to the base's investigation team is Col. Peter Davidson the 616th Support Group commander at Ramstein Air Base. He is the lead investigator and accident investigation board president.

Col. Davidson arrived at Spangdahlem AB Sept. 22 and will be working with a team of impartial experts from other bases in USAFE to determine the cause of the crash. The team will conduct a comprehensive investigation and publish a publicly-releasable report on the incident.

"People will be interested to know that we're now able to begin a more robust clean-up of the crash site," said Col. Davidson. "We are removing the wreckage, which allows us to work more diligently with local German authorities to remedy the site."

The investigation process is expected to take a few weeks.

Crash investigation continues

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