Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 5 March 1974
Aircraft Type: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Location: 64 km SE of Fort Nelson, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Minor, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: KC-135 Stratotanker tanker plane’s wing.KC-135 Stratotanker tanker plane’s wing.
Category: Accident
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker tanker plane suffered minor damage during an en route decompression over Canada. The aircraft carried 25 military passengers and eight crew members, resulting in the fatality of one crew member. An emergency landing was conducted at Edmonton, Canada.A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker tanker plane suffered minor damage during an en route decompression over Canada. The aircraft carried 25 military passengers and eight crew members, resulting in the fatality of one crew member. An emergency landing was conducted at Edmonton, Canada.
Description
A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker tanker plane sustain minor damage in an explosive decompression en route over Canada. The aircraft was carrying 25 passengers and eight crew men, all military personnel. One crew member sustained fatal injuries. The accident happened when a small window blew out at an altitude of 35.000 feet. An emergency landing was carried out at Edmonton, Canada.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s3wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KTIHAAAAIBAJ&dq=air%20force%20jet&pg=6913%2C437381https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s3wzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KTIHAAAAIBAJ&dq=air%20force%20jet&pg=6913%2C437381Primary Cause
Small window blowout at an altitude of 35,000 feet.Small window blowout at an altitude of 35,000 feet.Share on:
