Narrative:
Boeing RC-135S "Rivet Ball" was returning from a reconnaissance mission when it landed back at Shemya. The plane hydroplaned and slid off the ice covered runway, plunging into a 40 feet ravine.
accident date: 13-01-1969
type: Boeing RC-135S
registration: 59-1491
accident date: 13-01-1969
type: Boeing RC-135S
registration: 59-1491
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 13 January 1969 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing RC-135S Rivet Ball |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 59-1491 |
| MSN: | 17979/394 |
| First flight: | 1960-06-21 (8 years 7 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 18 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), United States of America |
| Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), United States of America |
Boeing RC-135S "Rivet Ball" was returning from a reconnaissance mission when it landed back at Shemya. The plane hydroplaned and slid off the ice covered runway, plunging into a 40 feet ravine.
Classification:
Runway excursion
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accident date: 13-01-1969
type: Boeing RC-135S
registration: 59-1491
accident date: 13-01-1969
type: Boeing RC-135S
registration: 59-1491
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