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| Date: | Monday 13 March 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-0048 |
| MSN: | 17793/263 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH/KNFW) |
| Fort Worth-Carswell AFB, TX (FWH/KNFW) |
During landing, the right wingtip struck the ground. The airplane veered off to the right and cartwheeled when the wingtip dug into the grass next to the runway. A fire erupted.
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