Boeing KC-135 USAF501
16 January 1965 · Ichita Kans, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 January 1965 at about 09:30 local time, a Boeing KC-135 registered USAF501, operated by U S Air Force, was involved in an accident during in flight near Ichita Kans, Kansas, United States. 7 people were on board and 7 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ichita Kans, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Boeing KC-135
- Registration
- USAF501
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 4
- Operator
- U S Air Force
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- M-0001
People
7 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
CRASHED 6 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF. ENTERED DESCENDING LEFT TURN AT 1000 FT & CRASHED. DEST 14 HOUSES
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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