Instructor error cited as cause in Air Force crash that killed student pilot at Del Rio’s Laughlin AFB
By Sig Christenson, Staff writer - Yesterday 7:19 PM
An Air Force investigation into a fatal crash of two T-38 jets at Laughlin AFB last November cited mistakes by a pair of instructor pilots as the principal cause.
2nd Lt. Anthony D. Wentz, 23, is shown at Laughlin AFB near Del Rio. He was killed on Nov. 19 in the crash of two T-38s.
The two instructors survived the collision of the two supersonic Talons as they approached a runway, but a student pilot, 2nd Lt. Anthony D. Wentz, 23, of Falcon, Colo., was killed.
The Air Force report did not name the instructors, but one of them was the vice commander of Laughlin’s 47th Flying Training Wing, Col. Nathan A. Thompson, who was slightly injured but walked away, three sources familiar with the incident told the San Antonio Express-News in the aftermath of the Nov. 19 crash.
The other instructor pilot is still recovering from life-threatening injuries, a spokeswoman for the Air Education and Training Command said. Both remain on active duty, she said.
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