Narrative:
Struck the ground at night while on final approach in marginal conditions (turbulence fog, blowing snow, and sleet).
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 15 March 1981 |
| Time: | 22:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing RC-135S Cobra Ball II |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-2664 |
| MSN: | 18340/C20 |
| First flight: | 1962-03-09 (19 years ) |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18638 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney TF33-P-5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 24 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Shemya AFB, AK (SYA) ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK (EIL/PAEI), United States of America |
| Shemya AFB, AK (SYA/PASY), United States of America |
Struck the ground at night while on final approach in marginal conditions (turbulence fog, blowing snow, and sleet).
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, IIIPhotos
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Distance from Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 2527 km (1580 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Fairbanks-Eielson AFB, AK to Shemya AFB, AK as the crow flies is 2527 km (1580 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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