Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 October 1951
Aircraft Type: Boeing C-97A Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 48-413
Location: San Antonio-Kelly AFB, TX (SKF) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and control systems.Aircraft engine and control systems.
Category: Accident
A single aircraft crashed and burned adjacent to a runway.A single aircraft crashed and burned adjacent to a runway.
Description
Crashed and burned next to a runway.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Weather conditions, specifically high winds and turbulence, likely contributed to the incident.Weather conditions, specifically high winds and turbulence, likely contributed to the incident.Share on:
