{"id":64069,"date":"2024-07-10T13:11:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/07\/10\/engineer-charged-with-obstructing-probe-into-deadly-2017-marine-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T21:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:14:45","slug":"engineer-charged-with-obstructing-probe-into-deadly-2017-marine-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2024\/07\/10\/engineer-charged-with-obstructing-probe-into-deadly-2017-marine-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineer charged with obstructing probe into deadly 2017 Marine crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former United States Air Force engineer was charged for making false statements and obstructing justice during a criminal investigation into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/2017\/07\/11\/15-marines-one-sailor-killed-in-the-corps-deadliest-crash-in-more-than-a-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\">2017 Marine Corps Reserve plane crash<\/a> that killed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2018\/12\/05\/investigation-blames-air-force-and-navy-for-systemic-failures-in-fatal-marine-corps-c-130-crash-that-killed-16\/\" target=\"_blank\"> 15 Marines and one Navy corpsman.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James Michael Fisher, 67, was a propulsion engineer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/04\/26\/most-navy-c-130s-remain-grounded-nearly-one-year-after-fatal-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\">Warner Robins Logistic Center in Georgia<\/a>, a facility in charge of maintenance and repairs for propellers used in the Marine Corps KC-130 transport aircraft that crashed, according to a Department of Justice press release. He was arrested July 2. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On July 10, 2017, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/military-honor\/2018\/07\/14\/one-year-after-deadly-kc130t-mississippi-crash-victims-are-remembered-with-new-memorial-near-the-site\/\" target=\"_blank\">a Marine Corps KC-130 transport plane<\/a>, with the callsign \u201cYanky 72,\u201d crashed near Itta Bena, Mississippi, after a faulty propeller blade flew off the plane midflight, an investigation into the incident later discovered. The routine transport mission from North Carolina to California tragically ended with the blade smashing into the aircraft\u2019s side, separating the aircraft into three pieces and killing everyone onboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fisher \u201cengaged in a pattern of conduct intended to avoid scrutiny for his past engineering decisions related to why the crash may have occurred,\u201d the Department of Justice press release said. The indictment alleges he concealed key engineering documents and \u201cmade materially false statements to criminal investigators about his past engineering decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Northern District of Mississippi United States District Court charged Fisher with destruction or falsification of records in a federal investigation; tampering with a witness, victim, or informant; and making false statements, according to court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2018\/12\/05\/investigation-blames-air-force-and-navy-for-systemic-failures-in-fatal-marine-corps-c-130-crash-that-killed-16\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/KC-130T-crash-AP.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Investigation blames Air Force and Navy for systemic failures in fatal Marine Corps C-130 crash that killed 16<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A corroded propeller was sent through an Air Force maintenance depot but was not repaired.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fisher faces a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted. He was ordered to appear again in the Northern District of Mississippi United States District Court on July 10, according to court documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Defense Criminal Investigative Service and Naval Criminal Investigative Service are investigating,<b> <\/b>according to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps declined to comment to Marine Corps Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walter Robins Air Force Base and the Air Force also declined to comment, directing questions about the investigation to the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Northern District of Mississippi.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/04\/26\/most-navy-c-130s-remain-grounded-nearly-one-year-after-fatal-crash\/\" 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