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| Date: | Tuesday 27 August 1985 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 59-1443 |
| MSN: | 17931/346 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9936 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,5 km E of Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB/KBAB) |
| Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB/KBAB) |
During an approach, the instructor pilot allowed the co-pilot to land during an unstable approach. The #1 engine contacted the runway resulting in an engine fire. The crew continued the touch and go and began checklists for engine fire in flight. The instructor pilot failed to maintain control and the aircraft stalled, rolled to the left and crashed.
Sources:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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