Accident description
Last updated: 22 July 2014
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| Date: | Monday 17 July 1967 |
| Type: | Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 59-1465 |
| C/n / msn: | 17953/368 |
| First flight: | 1960-03-08 (7 years 4 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4107 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 1,5 km (0.9 mls) from Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bellevue-Offutt AFB, NE (OFF/KOFF), United States of America |
| ? |
Pilot overrotated during takeoff, airplane stalled and crashed.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIPhotos
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.
