Unfallbericht:
The KC-135 entered considerable yaw attitude after takeoff and the crew attempted to return to the airport. The crew entry door was reportedly jettisoned after which the plane rolled to an inverted attitude and crashed into the 2000 Block of Piatt street at 20th Street.
A preceding B-52 may have blown a drag chute from a F-105 Thunderchief against the departing KC-135. The drag chute had been accidently left on the runway.
» Piatt Memorial Park Monument
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Samstag 16 Januar 1965 |
| Zeit: | 10:30 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 57-1442 |
| Werknummer: | 17513/122 |
| Baujahr: | 1958-07-18 (6 years 6 months) |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 7 / Insassen: 7 |
| Opfer am Boden: | Todesopfer: 22 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 11 km (6.9 Meilen) NNW Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Anfangssteigflug (ICL) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB/KIAB), USA |
| Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB/KIAB), USA |
The KC-135 entered considerable yaw attitude after takeoff and the crew attempted to return to the airport. The crew entry door was reportedly jettisoned after which the plane rolled to an inverted attitude and crashed into the 2000 Block of Piatt street at 20th Street.
A preceding B-52 may have blown a drag chute from a F-105 Thunderchief against the departing KC-135. The drag chute had been accidently left on the runway.
Informationsquelle:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III» Piatt Memorial Park Monument
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