Incident Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 62-3549, Wednesday 11 October 2023
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Date:Wednesday 11 October 2023
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35R model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 62-3549
MSN: 18532/600
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Sioux Gateway Airport, IA (SUX/KSUX) -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sioux Gateway Airport, IA (SUX/KSUX)
Destination airport:Sioux Gateway Airport, IA (SUX/KSUX)
Narrative:
During a touch-and-go practice, the nose landing gear of a Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker failed to deploy. The airplane was damaged. There were no personal injuries.

Sources:

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/10/13/kc-135-tanker-jet-crashes-at-iowa-airport-none-injured/

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Oct-2023 04:42 gerard57 Added
14-Oct-2023 17:21 nhofmann54 Updated
15-Oct-2023 06:29 nhofmann54 Updated
18-Oct-2023 07:47 nhofmann54 Updated

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