Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 09 MAY 1962 |
| Type: | Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-3618 |
| C/n / msn: | 17367/57 |
| First flight: | 1958-02-13 (4 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ), United States of America |
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The nr.2 engine failed on takeoff. The tanker became airborne but failed to gain height. The left wing contacted the ground and the airplane crashed.
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
