Video: Air Force Technical Sargent Ian Patterson fell to his death during a pre game show at a college football game in the Alamodome
Video shows Technical Sargent Ian Patterson being killed at a University of Texas at San Antonio football game on October 17, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas right inside the Alamodome. Sargent Ian had a wife and kids. Follow Charlotte Alerts on Instagram.
Patterson was a Tactical Air Control Party instructor assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2 at Joint Base San Antonio. Also in 2022 Sargent Patterson was named the Air Force Special Warfare Enlisted Instructor of the Year at the Headquarters Air Force level.
Sergeant Patterson was rappelling down the stadium on a rope during a pre-game stunt when he lost control and fell 170 feet up.
Ian Patterson
Around 4 Air Force members were doing the pre-game stunt sliding down a rope from the roof of the stadium. When Patterson slid down the rope, he lost control and spiraled down to the ground hitting the football field at full force.
Patterson died on impact. Cheerleaders and crowd members looked in shock as they all knew something was wrong. Sergeant Patterson was carted out of the stadium. The football game was postponed by 10 minutes but did commence in full.
Sargent Patterson was a 15-year service member of the Air Force.
Sergeant Patterson was awarded the Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters; the Army Commendation Medal, Air and Space Achievement Medal and Army Achievement Medal prior to his death.
