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| Date: | Wednesday 2 October 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF - 93BW |
| Registration: | 55-3138 |
| MSN: | 17254/21 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6999 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | U-Tapao Airport (UTP) Ban Chang District -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU) |
| U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU) |
No. 4 engine power was lost on takeoff from U-Tapao, causing an asymmetric thrust condition. The Stratotanker then hit concrete and steel light stanchions beyond the end of the runway and crashed.
Sources:
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
https://www.scribd.com/document/148710354/Thai-Air-Accidents
Location
Images:
photo (c) Jon Mickley; U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU); 01 October 1968
photo (c) Martin Frick; U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU); 01 October 1968
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2025 11:22 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 11:23 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
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