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Datum: | Sonntag 13 Juni 1971 |
Zeit: | 13:30 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Boeing C-135B Stratolifter |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 61-0331 |
Werknummer: | 18238/C16 |
Baujahr: | 1961-12-20 (9 years 6 months) |
Betriebsstunden: | 11062 |
Triebwerk: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 24 / Insassen: 24 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 24 / Insassen: 24 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 113 km (70.6 Meilen) vom Land entfernt von Hawaii, USA ( Pacific Ocean)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG/NSTU), |
Flug nach: | Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK), USA |
Unfallbericht:A Boeing C-135B plane, serial 61-0331, was destroyed in an accident in the Pacific Ocean, 113 km off Hawaii, USA. All 24 crew members were killed. The airplane operated on a flight from Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) to Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI (HIK).
The C-135 was operated by USAF 4950th Test Wing for the Space and Missile System Office (SAMSO). It had been observing the French Encelade atmospheric nuclear test at Mururoa.
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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 Pago Pago International Airport to Honolulu-Hickam AFB, HI as the crow flies is 4186 km (2616 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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.