Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 20 SEP 1989 |
| Time: | ca 15:00 |
| Type: | Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-1481 |
| C/n / msn: | 17552/161 |
| First flight: | 1958-10-10 (30 years 12 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-PW-102 |
| 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: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL) (United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America |
| Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America |
While shutting down the engines, an explosion occurred due to an overheated fuel pump.
Events:
Sources:
» Air Force tanker explodes in Alaska, two die, five hurt (Elyria Chronicle Telegram, 1989-09-21)
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Distance from Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
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.
