Date:	Tuesday 5 March 1974
Time:
Type:	Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	57-1500
MSN:	17571/180
Year of manufacture:	1958
Total airframe hrs:	7434 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	0.6 km from Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB) -   United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB/KIAB)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
The pilot lost control of the airplane immediately after takeoff. Confusion between the instructor pilot and student pilot during a perceived no. 1 engine failure caused overcontrol of the airplane.

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

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