Narrative:
Crash-landed in rugged terrain. The airplane broke up and ended up in a swamp. Possible cabin pressurization problem.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Marquette-Sawyer International Airport, Michigan, USA to Oscoda-Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan with an en route stop at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan.
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
» Toledo Blade - Sep 27, 1976
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 26 September 1976 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0296 |
| MSN: | 18203/518 |
| First flight: | 1962-03-28 (14 years 6 months) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6109 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 15 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) SW of Alpena, MI ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sault Ste. Marie-Kincheloe AFB, MI, United States of America |
| Oscoda-Wurtsmith AFB, MI (OSC), United States of America |
Crash-landed in rugged terrain. The airplane broke up and ended up in a swamp. Possible cabin pressurization problem.
The aircraft operated on a flight from Marquette-Sawyer International Airport, Michigan, USA to Oscoda-Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan with an en route stop at Kincheloe AFB, Michigan.
Sources:
» Lt Col Michael Heberling USAF (Ret)» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
» Toledo Blade - Sep 27, 1976
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Distance from Sault Ste. Marie-Kincheloe AFB, MI to Oscoda-Wurtsmith AFB, MI as the crow flies is 216 km (135 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Sault Ste. Marie-Kincheloe AFB, MI to Oscoda-Wurtsmith AFB, MI as the crow flies is 216 km (135 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.
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