Date: | Friday 13 March 1987 |
Time: | 13:20 |
Type: | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 60-0361 |
MSN: | 18136/475 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Total airframe hrs: | 10956 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA/KSKA) |
Destination airport: | Spokane-Fairchild AFB, WA (SKA/KSKA) |
Narrative:The KC-135 was engaged in a low-level practice refueling display routine when it encountered the wake turbulence of a B-52.
Upon encountering wake turbulence, the aircraft performed an uncommanded 80 degree roll to left, stalling engines 1 and 2. The crew recovered to a wings level attitude however they were too low to recover and the aircraft crash-landed in open area next to base operations. She slid through a fence, killing a crewmember who had decided not to fly on that aircraft mission on that day. The mishap aircraft continued through open field before impacting a weather radar tower which split open the fuselage at the wing root.
Sources:
Flight International 11 July 1987
Tanker crashes at Fairchild AFB (The Frederick Post, 1987-03-14)
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