C-17 tail cone lands in Pearl yard

PEARL, Miss. - The tail cone of a Mississippi Army National Guard C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fell off during a training mission, and landed in the yard of a home in Pearl, less than 10 miles southwest of the Jackson-Evers International Airport. No one on the ground was injured in the Jan. 6 incident. The Boeing C-17 landed safely at the airport. Lt. Col. Christian Patterson of the Mississippi Army National Guard said the plane lost its tail cone at about in the evening of Jan. 6. The aircraft is assigned to Flowood, Miss.'s 172nd Airlift Wing based at Jackson-Evers airport. The C-17 is a huge military transport used to move troops and cargo around the world. (Source: The Associated Press 01/07/16)