Event Brief
Wet air-data sensors caused B-2 Spirit crash cost
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: A B-2 Spirit bomber, tail 89-0127 “Spirit of Kansas,” crashed at Andersen Air Force Base on February 23, 2008, after water interfered with three air-data system sensors during calibration. The aircraft rotated at about 132 knots instead of the 142 shown in the cockpit, and the U.S. Air Force priced the loss at $1,407,006,920.
WHO: U.S. Air Force
WHAT: Water in three air-data sensors interfered with the B-2’s air-data system, contributing to the crash of tail 89-0127 and a reported total loss cost of $1,407,006,920.
WHEN: Feb 23, 2008
WHERE: Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
WHY: Moisture ended up in three of the B-2’s 24 Port Transducer Units during air-data system calibration, skewing air data and contributing to the crash.
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