Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 19 April 1967 |
Type: | Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 55-3140 |
MSN: | 17256/23 |
First flight: | 1957-09-24 (9 years 7 months) |
Total airframe hrs: | 6550 |
Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Wake Island Airport (AWK) ( Micronesia)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Explosion during servicing of the landing gear; damaged beyond repair.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
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accident date:
19-04-1967type: Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
registration: 55-3140
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.