ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 59-1443 Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB)
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Date:Tuesday 27 August 1985
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 59-1443
MSN: 17931/346
First flight: 1959-12-08 (25 years 9 months)
Total airframe hrs:9936
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1,5 km (0.9 mls) E of Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB) (   United States of America)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB/KBAB), United States of America
Destination airport:Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB/KBAB), United States of America
Narrative:
During an approach, the instructor pilot allowed the co-pilot to land during an unstable approach. The #1 engine contacted the runway resulting in an engine fire. The crew continued the touch and go and began checklists for engine fire in flight. The instructor pilot failed to maintain control and the aircraft stalled, rolled to the left and crashed.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III


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