Narrative:
On a northbound takeoff, the KC-97G lost directional control. The nose gear collapsed as the plane skidded off the runway into a refueling pit, where it was destroyed by fire.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 15 April 1960 |
| Time: | 09:51 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-0919 |
| MSN: | 16613 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Lincoln AFB, NE (LNK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB, NE (LNK/KLNK), United States of America |
| Riverside-March AFB, CA (RIV/KRIV), United States of America |
On a northbound takeoff, the KC-97G lost directional control. The nose gear collapsed as the plane skidded off the runway into a refueling pit, where it was destroyed by fire.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe BaugherPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lincoln AFB, NE to Riverside-March AFB, CA as the crow flies is 1951 km (1219 miles).
Distance from Lincoln AFB, NE to Riverside-March AFB, CA as the crow flies is 1951 km (1219 miles).
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