Accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 56-3592,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 326195
 
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Date:Wednesday 4 October 1989
Time:06:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-3592
MSN: 17341/31
Year of manufacture:1957
Engine model:Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Carlingford, NB -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ)
Destination airport:Limestone-Loring AFB, ME (LIZ)
Narrative:
A fuel pump ran dry and ignited fuel vapours after becoming overheated. The aircraft crashed.

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