Accident
Last updated: 20 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 25 MRT 1969 |
| Type: | Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 56-3602 |
| Constructienummer: | 17351/41 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1957-12-30 (11 years 3 months) |
| Aantal vlieguren: | 3712 |
| Motoren: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ) (Verenigde Staten)
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| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ), Verenigde Staten |
| ? |
Lost water injection at or near rotation due to frozen water injection surge tube; takeoff aborted and overran. The airplane went down an embankment and broke in two.
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» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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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.
