ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 56-3597 Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL)
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Date:Wednesday 27 February 1963
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-3597
MSN: 17346/36
First flight: 1957-12-10 (5 years 3 months)
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Crew:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Ground casualties:Fatalities: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL) (   United States of America)
Crash site elevation: 167 m (548 feet) amsl
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America
Destination airport:Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America
Narrative:
The KC-135 was on a refueling mission out of Eielson AFB (EIL). The airplane lost an engine on takeoff, veered to the left and crashed. Debris also struck a guard house and a nearby waiting room, killing two.



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