Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
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| Datum: | 08 MRZ 1973 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 63-7989 |
| Werknummer: | 18606/645 |
| Baujahr: | 1963-09-17 (9 years 6 months) |
| Betriebsstunden: | 4933 |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 5 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Columbus-Lockbourne AFB, OH (LCK) (USA)
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| Flugphase: | Taxi (TXI) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Columbus-Lockbourne AFB, OH (LCK/KLCK), USA |
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During a practice alert at Lockbourne AFB, two KC-135 Stratotankers (63-7989 and 63-7980) taxied from an unlit ramp towards the runway. Both aircraft collided while manoeuvring off the ramp. Stratotanker 63-7989 continued 200 yards before coming to a stop in a muddy, grassy section just off the concrete apron. Flames engulfed the tanker from the cockpit to the mid-section and burned two large holes in the plane.
Informationsquelle:
» Marysville Journal-Tribune (March 9, 1973)
» 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.
