Last updated: 27 January 2020
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 April 1999 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-1418 |
| C/n / msn: | 17489/98 |
| First flight: | 1958-05-28 (40 years 11 months) |
| Engines: | 4 CFMI F108-CF-100 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oklahoma City-Tinker AFB, OK (TIK) ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Written off during ground test at Tinker AFB, OK when pressurization test wrecked rear fuselage. At previous maintenance, the pressure relief valves were secured shut and not released afterwards.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
