Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 December 1964
Aircraft Type: Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-907
Location: off Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB, NL (YJT) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft propsAircraft props
Category: Accident
A KC-97 air tanker crashed in a small pond near the Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB due to a tailwind landing attempt. The pilot attempted to abort the landing, resulting in two props being feathered during approach and subsequent impact with the approach lights, leading to a crash into the pond.A KC-97 air tanker crashed in a small pond near the Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB due to a tailwind landing attempt. The pilot attempted to abort the landing, resulting in two props being feathered during approach and subsequent impact with the approach lights, leading to a crash into the pond.
Description
The KC-97 air tanker crashed in a small pond near Stephenville-Ernest Harmon AFB (YJT). The airplane was returning from a routine training mission. The captain was attempting to abort the tailwind landing. He had landed too far down the runway and had feathered two props during his approach. It then crashed into the approach lights and settled into the small but 120 feet deep pond.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yAMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4406%2C5073306, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yAMqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hicEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4406%2C5073306, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Tailwind landing attempt and prop feathering during approach.Tailwind landing attempt and prop feathering during approach.Share on:
