ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180739
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1963 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Martin RB-57 Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | Kansas National Guard |
| Registration: | 52-1451 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 22 km from Hutchinson, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hutchinson ANGB, Kansas |
| Hutchinson ANGB, Kansas | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Due to an inadvertent activation of the ejection seat handle, the control column severed leaving the pilot, Capt. Charles Simmons, with only aileron control via the control wheel. All pitch changes had to be initiated using the trim control on the horizontal stabilizer, which gave insufficient ability to prevent a stall of the aircraft as it attempted to approach the airfield. The navigator, Capt Bieberstein, was able to successfully eject from the aircraft .Capt. Simmons was killed in the crash, which occurred about 2 miles south of the airfield.
Sources:
Correio da Manhã 21 August 1963, p4 Madison Jones, 1st lt. Kansas ANG, who witnessed the crash while airborne in another RB-57A from about 3 miles away.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Oct-2015 17:25 | TB | Added |
| 28-Dec-2018 08:59 | madison.jones | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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