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| Date: | Wednesday 25 April 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Woodbine, KS -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Topeka-Forbes AFB, KS (FOE/KFOE) |
| Topeka-Forbes AFB, KS (FOE/KFOE) |
The aircaft crashed in a wheat field.
Reportedly a propeller blade failed which penetrated the fuselage, causing a depressurization. The KC-97 went into a flat spin and crashed. This was was attributed to a failure to inspect the props on schedule using non-destructive testing.
Sources:
Evening Star 26 April 1956
Holland Evening Sentinel Michigan 26 April 1956
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