Reminds me a little of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Impact_Demonstration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Impact_Demonstratio... which delib

Reminds me a little of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Impact_Demonstration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Impact_Demonstratio... which deliberately crashed an airplane. The fuel contained an additive that was supposed to limit the post-crash fire, but wasn't as effective as hoped for.