Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
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| Fecha: | 13 ENE 1969 |
| Hora: | 00:30 |
| Tipo: | Boeing RC-135S |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 59-1491 |
| Numéro de série: | 17979/394 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1960-06-21 (8 years 7 months) |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA) (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), Estados Unidos de América |
| Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), Estados Unidos de América |
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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Distance from Shemya AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
Distance from Shemya AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
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.
