ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed RC-121D Super Constellation 55-0123 Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA
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Date:Sunday 25 May 1958
Time:16:33
Type:Silhouette image of generic CONI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed RC-121D Super Constellation
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 55-0123
MSN: 4396
First flight: 1956
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA (   United States of America)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Falmouth-Otis AFB, MA (FMH/KFMH), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The Super Connie was being prepared for a patrol flight when the center fuel tank exploded. The aircraft caught fire, but all 15 crew members evacuated safely. It appeared that the center fuel tank had been filled with fuel, despite the fact that it was not supposed to be filled. Through seepage or overflow from that tank the fuel vapors were ignited by electronic equipment being tested during the pre flight procedure.

Classification:
Fuel tank explosion
Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Dean Boys' website


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