Narrative:
Crashed into the sea during climb out due to extremely low level windshear. The airplane was one of four departing on a refuelling mission over the South China Sea.
Loss of control
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 December 1969 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-3629 |
| MSN: | 17378/68 |
| First flight: | 1958-03-18 (11 years 9 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6794 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (RMQ) ( Taiwan)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (RMQ/RCMQ), Taiwan |
| Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (RMQ/RCMQ), Taiwan |
Crashed into the sea during climb out due to extremely low level windshear. The airplane was one of four departing on a refuelling mission over the South China Sea.
Classification:
Windshear/downdraftLoss of control
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIPhotos
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