Status: | |
Date: | Friday 10 December 1993 |
Time: | 07:00 |
Type: | Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker |
Operator: | Air National Guard |
Registration: | 57-1470 |
MSN: | 17541/150 |
First flight: | 1958-09-11 (35 years 3 months) |
Engines: | 4 CFMI F108-CF-100 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Ground casualties: | Fatalities: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Location: | Milwaukee-General Mitchell Airport, WI (MKE) ( United States of America)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The KC-135 had minor electrical and avionics system problems that were being repaired. While repairs were being conducted by ground crew members, an explosion occurred in the centre wing fuel tank. A fire erupted, destroying the plane.
The explosion was probably caused by am overheated fuel pump.
Classification:
Fuel tank explosion
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Explosion at Milwaukee airport kills 6 (Chicago Daily Herald, 1993-12-11)
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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.