ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker registration unknown Seattle, WA
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Date:Thursday 23 April 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic C97 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
Operator:Boeing
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight: 1953
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:112 km (70 mls) SW off Seattle, WA (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (BFI/KBFI), United States of America
Destination airport:Seattle-Boeing Field International Airport, WA (BFI/KBFI), United States of America
Narrative:
Abandoned by the crew after one engine exploded and damaged the tail a few minutes after take-off. A preflight mechanic (24) for the Boeing Airplane Co as a unauthorized passenger, without a parachute, was killed. The KC-97 was on a test flight before turned over to the Air Force as a military freighter.

Sources:
» Evening Star 24 April 1953, pA11


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