Narrative:
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker tanker plane sustain minor damage in an explosive decompression en route over Canada. The aircraft was carrying 25 passengers and eight crew men, all military personnel. One crew member sustained fatal injuries.
The accident happened when a small window blew out at an altitude of 35.000 feet. An emergency landing was carried out at Edmonton, Canada.
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1974 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 25 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 33 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | 64 km (40 mls) SE of Fort Nelson, BC ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America |
| Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH/KNFW), United States of America |
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker tanker plane sustain minor damage in an explosive decompression en route over Canada. The aircraft was carrying 25 passengers and eight crew men, all military personnel. One crew member sustained fatal injuries.
The accident happened when a small window blew out at an altitude of 35.000 feet. An emergency landing was carried out at Edmonton, Canada.
Classification:
Explosive decompressionForced landing on runway
Sources:
» Lodi News-Sentinel - Mar 6, 1974Photos
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 Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX as the crow flies is 4830 km (3019 miles).
Distance from Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX as the crow flies is 4830 km (3019 miles).
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