ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter 52-2654 Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV)
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Date:Sunday 27 June 1954
Time:03:08
Type:Silhouette image of generic C97 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 52-2654
MSN: 16685
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Total:Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 14
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:8 km (5 mls) N of Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV) (   United States of America)
Crash site elevation: 1000 m (3281 feet) amsl
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Altus AFB, OK (LTS/KLTS), United States of America
Destination airport:Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV/KRIV), United States of America
Narrative:
Crashed into Box Springs Mountain. The airplane was diverting to San Bernardino-Norton AFB due to poor weather conditions at the destination, March AFB. It impacted a mountain and crashed on a boulder-strewn ridge.

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Sources:
» Chicago Tribune, June 28, 1954


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Distance from Altus AFB, OK to Riverside-March AFB, CA as the crow flies is 1642 km (1027 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.
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