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| Date: | Tuesday 9 December 1958 |
| Time: | 23:45 |
| Type: |  Boeing B-52E-85-BO Stratofortress |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0633 |
| MSN: | 17316 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 mi N of Altus AFB, OK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Altus AFB, OK |
| Altus AFB, OK |
Crashed due to improper use of stabilizer trim during overshoot. The pilot ejected.
I think that the Air Force eventually discovered that a single bolt and nut that kept tail vertical vibrated out resulting in the tail flopping over and aircraft crashing. This would obviously make those findings of "improper use of stabilizer trim" suspect.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20171101061754/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/aircraft_by_type/b52_stratofortress.htm
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1956.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2008 10:15 | ASN archive | Added |
| 02-Nov-2009 07:54 | JINX | Updated |
| 27-Feb-2011 03:10 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Sep-2011 00:24 | Mo | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2013 14:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2013 13:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2017 18:04 | Si | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2019 15:49 | wf | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-Apr-2020 07:33 | JR 59-60 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 10-Apr-2020 07:33 | JR 59-60 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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