US Loses IDR 7.4 Trillion Due To B-1B Stealth Bombing Plane Burned

JAKARTA - The trained crew failed to monitor the decline in the speed of the Rockwell B-1B Lancer Stealth before a routine landing and was directly responsible for the plane landing failure worth nearly half a billion US dollars (Rp7.4 trillion) on January 4.

"The President of the Accident Investigation Board found that based on sufficient evidence that the cause of the accident was a lack of effective composite cross-check by the MC (Mishap Crew/Kru Kecelakaan)", said the report as quoted by ANTARA from Sputnik-OANA, Friday, July 26.Mishap Crew/Kru Kecelakaan (MC) is a personnel at the airport who are responsible for anticipating and handling aircraft accidents.

The very expensive high-tech aircraft are part of the elite attacking force of US nuclear-capable bomber forces.

The plane crashed because the crew failed to monitor a dangerous speed and altitude, the report said.

"The accident failed to carry out an effective cross-check by not recognizing the decrease in air speed and the acceleration of the plane's decreasing rate," the report said.

The B-1B bomber made an emergency landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base, 100 feet (30.48 meters) from Runway 13. The four crew members managed to get out safely but the plane caught fire and the total loss reached 456,248,485 US dollars (around Rp7.4 trillion), the report continued.