on july 28, 2010, a boeing c-17 globemaster iii cargo aircraft practicing for an upcoming airshow crashed into a wooded area within the base, killing all four aircrew members; three from the alaska air national guard and one from the usaf. the cause of the accident has been reported to be pilot error. the pilot performed an aggressive righthand turn and ignored the aircraft's stall warning, continuing the turn until the aircraft stalled due to lack of airspeed. the low altitude of the turn made it impossible for the crew to recover from the stall in time to avoid impacting the ground. the c-17 crashed just 100 yards from the site of the 1995 e-3 awacs crash.