ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331639
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| Date: | Monday 13 January 1969 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing RC-135S Rivet Ball |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 59-1491 |
| MSN: | 17979/394 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY) |
| Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY) |
Boeing RC-135S "Rivet Ball" was returning from a reconnaissance mission when it landed back at Shemya. The plane hydroplaned and slid off the ice covered runway, plunging into a 40 feet ravine.
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photo (c) USAF; Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY); 13 January 1969
photo (c) USAF; Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY); 13 January 1969
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