Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
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| Date: | 05 MAR 1974 |
| Type: | Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-1500 |
| C/n / msn: | 17571/180 |
| First flight: | 1958-11-14 (15 years 4 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7434 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 0.6 km (0.4 mls) from Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB/KIAB), United States of America |
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The pilot lost control of the airplane immediately after takeoff. Confusion between the instructor pilot and student pilot during a perceived nr.1 engine failure caused overcontrol of the airplane.
Events:
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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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.
