ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 327908
| Date: | Friday 19 March 1982 |
| Time: | 21:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-0031 |
| MSN: | 17776/246 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9249 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney J57-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 27 / Occupants: 27 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenwood, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marquette-Sawyer International Airport, MI (MQT/KSAW) |
| Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
The airplane crashed following an on board explosion which occurred at FL137. A fuel pump was probably allowed to run dry, causing it to become overheated due to which fuel vapours ignited.
Sources:
Bangor Daily News - Mar 22, 1982
Location
Images:
photo (c) collection Arno Janssen; ?
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