Editing Boeing E-3 Sentry (section)

==Incidents and accidents==
[[File:E-3 Sentry LX-N90457 Crash, 14 July 1996.jpg|thumb|LX-N90457, after having overrun the runway at [[Aktion National Airport|Preveza AB]] on 14 July 1996]]

E-3s have been involved in three hull-loss accidents, and one radar antenna was destroyed during RSIP development (see photo under Avionics).
* On 22 September 1995, a U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry (callsign Yukla 27, serial number 77-0354), [[1995 Alaska Boeing E-3 Sentry accident|crashed shortly after takeoff]] from [[Elmendorf AFB]], Alaska. The plane lost power to both left side engines after ingesting several [[Canada goose|Canada geese]] during takeoff. The aircraft went down about {{cvt|2|mile}} northeast of the runway, killing all 24 crew members on board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviation-safety.net/investigation/cvr/transcripts/cvr_yukla27.php|title=CVR transcript Boeing E-3 USAF Yukla 27–22 SEP 1995|work=Aviation Safety Network|date=16 October 2004|access-date=21 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012002254/http://aviation-safety.net/investigation/cvr/transcripts/cvr_yukla27.php|archive-date=12 October 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aewa.org/Yukla27|title=Yukla 27|publisher=Airborne Early Warning Association|access-date=22 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810104726/http://www.aewa.org/Yukla27/|archive-date=10 August 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 14 July 1996, a NATO E-3 Sentry (tail number LX-N90457) overran the runway and crashed into a sea wall at Preveza-Aktion Airport in Greece when the pilot attempted to abort takeoff after mistakenly believing that the aircraft had suffered a bird strike. The aircraft overran the runway and struck a sea wall, where it came to a halt. There were no injuries and the aircraft was written off. Investigators could find no evidence that a bird strike and ingestion had occurred.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960714-0|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing E-3A Sentry (707-300B) LX-N90457 Préveza-Aktion Airport (PVK)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=24 September 2019|archive-date=13 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513151211/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960714-0|url-status=live}}</ref>
* On 28 August 2009, a U.S. Air Force E-3C Sentry (serial number 83-0008) participating in a Red Flag exercise at [[Nellis Air Force Base]], Nevada experienced a nose gear collapse on landing, resulting in a fire and damaging the aircraft beyond repair. All 32 crew members evacuated safely.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/201478/e-3-damaged-while-landing-at-nellis-afb/|title=E-3 damaged while landing at Nellis AFB|website=Air Combat Command|language=en-US|access-date=8 April 2022|last=Ramey|first=Charles|date=31 August 2009|archive-date=27 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027200957/https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/201478/e-3-damaged-while-landing-at-nellis-afb/|url-status=live}}</ref>