ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334235
| Date: | Sunday 25 May 1958 |
| Time: | 16:33 |
| Type: |  Lockheed RC-121D Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-0123 |
| MSN: | 4396 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA (FMH/KFMH) |
The Super Connie was being prepared for a patrol flight when the center fuel tank exploded. The aircraft caught fire, but all 15 crew members evacuated safely. It appeared that the center fuel tank had been filled with fuel, despite the fact that it was not supposed to be filled. Through seepage or overflow from that tank the fuel vapors were ignited by electronic equipment being tested during the pre flight procedure.
Sources:
Dean Boys' website
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