ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-1500 Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB)
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Date:Tuesday 5 March 1974
Type:Silhouette image of generic K35A model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 57-1500
MSN: 17571/180
First flight: 1958-11-14 (15 years 4 months)
Total airframe hrs:7434
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:0.6 km (0.4 mls) from Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB) (   United States of America)
Phase: Initial climb (ICL)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wichita-McConnell AFB, KS (IAB/KIAB), United States of America
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
The pilot lost control of the airplane immediately after takeoff. Confusion between the instructor pilot and student pilot during a perceived no. 1 engine failure caused overcontrol of the airplane.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III


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