Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
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| Fecha: | 15 MAR 1978 |
| Hora: | ca 09:00 |
| Tipo: | Lockheed EC-121T Super Constellation |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 55-0121 |
| Numéro de série: | 4394 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1956 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 17 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport (KEF) (Islandia)
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| Fase: | Carreteando (TXI) |
| Naturaleza: | Entrenamiento Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Reykjavík-Keflavík International Airport (KEF/BIKF), Islandia |
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The EC-121 taxied out to the runway for a routine training mission. Then the left main landing gear suddenly collapsed and the left wing struck the ground. The aircraft started to rotate rapidly to the left and the right tip tank snapped off, rupturing the fuel tanks. A fire erupted and the aircraft was evacuated.
Fuentes:
» USAF EC-121T Accident (55-0121) / Captain James T Webb -- Air Forces Iceland
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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.
