Narrative:
Crashed after takeoff when then #3 engine drag brace failed, causing the engine to rotate over the upper strut mounts and separation of #3 and #4 engines before impact.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 4 January 1965 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0265 |
| MSN: | 18172/487 |
| First flight: | 1961-08-25 (3 years 4 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1353 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ), United States of America |
| ? |
Crashed after takeoff when then #3 engine drag brace failed, causing the engine to rotate over the upper strut mounts and separation of #3 and #4 engines before impact.
Classification:
Engine separationLoss of control
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIPhotos
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