KC-135: History of Destroyed Aircraft

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Below is a table that shows all destroyed -135 aircraft. The list includes KC-135, RC-135, and EC-135 aircraft. Even a brief look at this listing shows that flying the KC-135 and similar aircraft was anything but safe. Since the R model conversion the safety record has been on par with that of any modern airliner.

Date	Tail Number	KC-135 Model	Base	Summary of Events
27-Jun-58	56-3599	A	Westover	Heavy weight on takeoff, crashed one mile beyond runway
24-Nov-58	56-3598	A	Loring	Crosswind takeoff, lost No. 4 engine, lost control
21-Mar-59	58-0002	A	Bergstrom	Flew through thunderstorm, experienced structural failure
22-Jun-59	57-1446	A	Walker	Main fuel tank explosion on ramp (maintenance)
15-Oct-59	57-1513	A	Columbus	In-flight collision with B-52
3-Feb-60	56-3628	A	Walker	Gusty wind during takeoff, lost control, went off runway and crashed into 57-1449 and 57-1457 on ramp and a hanger, all three burned
3-Feb-60	57-1449	A	Walker
3-Feb-60	57-1457	A	Walker
8-Mar-60	57-1466	A	Carswell	Fog, aircraft landed on nm short, hit a power line and a building
18-Nov-60	56-3605	A	Loring	Hard landing, broke nose gear off, caused fuel fire
25-Jan-62	56-3657	A	Altus	Starter explosion during engine start, caused fuel fire
9-May-62	56-3613	A	Loring	Heavy weight takeoff, No. 2 engine failed, crashed 2500 feet beyond end of runway
8-Aug-62	55-3144	A	Wright-Patterson	Landed 2700 feet short of runway
10-Sep-62	60-0352	A	Ellsworth	Controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) at Mt. Kit Carson near Fairchild AFB, WA
23-Oct-62	62-4136	B	McGuire	Landed 1000 feet short of runway in right bank at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
27-Feb-63	56-3597	A	Castle	Lost No. 1 engine during takeoff at Eielson, low visibility, night time
21-Jun-63	57-1498	A	Westover	Controlled flight into terrain; struck 790-foot hill, 5 nm short and 1 nm left of runway
28-Aug-63	61-0319	A	Homestead	In-flight collision with another KC-135 (Tail No. 61-0322) over Atlantic Ocean
28-Aug-63	61-0322	A	Homestead	In-flight collision with another KC-135 (Tail No. 61-0319) over Atlantic Ocean
11-May-64	60-0332	B	Travis	Hit a tower, 3500 feet short of runway, in heavy rain
8-Jul-64	60-0340	A	Larson	In-flight collision with F-105 during aerial refueling
4-Jan-65	61-0265	A	Loring	Lost No. 3 and No. 4 engines during takeoff, crashed 12,000 feet past runway
16-Jan-65	57-1442	A	Clinton-Sherman	Suspected hard-over rudder at Wichita
26-Feb-65	63-8882	A	Dow	In-flight collision with B-47, clear weather, over North Atlantic
3-Jun-65	63-8042	A	Walker	Controlled flight into terrain on low approach, in blowing sand storm
25-Jun-65	60-0373	A	McGuire	Controlled flight into terrain, night takeoff at El Toro, hit hills four miles beyond runway
17-Jan-66	61-0273	A	Seymour Johnson	In-flight collision with a B-52. Famous loss of nuclear weapons of Spanish coast.
17-May-66	57-1424	A	Amarillo	Wind rock during landing, lost control
19-May-66	57-1444	A	Kadena	Crashed during takeoff, performance problem, possibly windshear
19-Jan-67	56-3616	A	Fairchild	Controlled flight into terrain; hit Shadow Mountain during landing to base
19-Apr-67	55-3140	A	Castle	Destroyed during maintenance at Wake Island, right main gear failure
17-Jul-67	58-1465	R (rec)	Offutt	Stalled during takeoff, high rotation, in clear weather
17-Jan-68	58-0026	A	March	Crashed during takeoff in poor weather at Minot
30-Jul-68	56-3655	A	Castle	Structural failure during Dutch roll demonstration
24-Sep-68	55-3133	A	Loring	Three-engine go-around, forgot speed brakes, landed short
2-Oct-68	55-3138	A	Robins	Takeoff aborted after nose tires blew, went off runway at U-Tapoa
22-Oct-68	61-0301	A	Westover	Controlled flight into terrain; contact lost near CCK Taiwan
13-Jan-69	59-1491	RC/S	Eielson	Landing; lost control on icy runway in snow, at night
25-Mar-69	56-3602	A	Loring	Takeoff; aborted after S-1 following loss of water injection, broke apart
5-Jun-69	62-4137	RC/E	Eielson	Unknown cause; in-flight vibration reported, lost contact
19-Dec-69	56-3629	A	Ellsworth	Structural failure; lost contact, CCK Taiwan
3-Jun-71	58-0039	Q	Torrejon	Crashed following in-flight explosion of the nr. 1 main fuel tank. Chafing of boost pump wires in conduits was determined to be as a possible ignition source.
31 June 1971	61-0331	B	Wright-Patterson	Cause unknown; lost over Pacific Ocean
13-Mar-72	58-0048	A	Carswell	landed short; steep, idle approach
1-Jul-72	63-8473	F	French AF	Takeoff; lost No. 3 engine initially, then No. 4 later
8-Mar-73	63-7989	A	Lockbourne	Collided with another KC-135 (Tail No. 63-7980) during alert exercise
5-Mar-74	57-1500	A	McConnell	Crashed on takeoff; applied wrong rudder
8-Dec-75	60-0354	A	Eielson	Extreme cold weather; gear problem, stalled
6-Feb-76	60-0368	A	K.I. Sawyer	Crashed during approach into Torrejon
26-Sep-76	61-0296	A	K.I. Sawyer	Crashed near Alpena, Michigan
4-Mar-77	62-3522	A	Griffiss	Engine fire during maintenance
29-Apr-77	58-0101	A	Castle	Hit cattle on runway during touch-and-go at Beale
14-Sep-77	62-3536	EC/K	Kirtland	Controlled flight into terrain; after takeoff, hit mountain
19-Sep-79	58-0127	A	Castle	Flight instructor simulated engine failure on runway, lost control
30-Jan-80	58-0007	EC/P	Langley	Burned on ramp during heating of water
8-Feb-80	60-0338	Q	Plattsburg	Burned on ramp; aft body fire during refueling
15-Mar-81	61-2664	RC/S	Eielson	Landed short at Shemya, sheared off landing gear
6-May-81	61-0328	EC/N	Wright-Patterson	Runaway trim, rapidly lost altitude, Maryland
13-Mar-82	57-1489	A	Arizona ANG	In-flight collision with light aircraft during approach
19-Mar-82	58-0031	A	Illinois ANG	Exploded at 13,500 feet on approach to O’Hare
25-Feb-85	55-3121	RC/T	Offutt	Controlled flight into terrain; struck mountain near Valdez, Alaska during approach
19-Mar-85	61-0316	A	Barksdale	Burned on ramp in Cairo during refueling
27-Aug-85	59-1443	A	Castle	Hard landing, engine fire, stalled in turn
17-Jun-86	63-7983	A	Grissom	Hit the runway at Howard AB Panama, became airborne again and crashed into a hill in the jungle.
13-FEB-87	60-0330	A	Altus	Landed on the runway at altus afb on fire, cause was an arc in the fuel vapor area due to a compromised coax from the HF radio, aircraft subsequently burned to the ground in the infield after it rolled off the runway
13-Mar-87	60-0361	A	Fairchild	Airshow practice, hit wake turbulence, lost control
11-Oct-88	60-0317	A	Wurtsmith	Crashed on landing
31-Jan-89	63-7990	A	K.I. Sawyer	High crosswind, performance loss, lost control
21-Sep-89	57-1481	E	Eielson	Burned on ramp at Eielson
4-Oct-89	56-3592	A	Loring	In-flight explosion (aft body tank) during approach
11-Jan-90	59-1494	E	Pease	Burned on ramp at Pease (Video)
29-May-92	62-3584	EC/C	Eielson	On landing; ran off end of runway at Pope
10-Dec-93	57-1470	R	Wisconsin ANG	Burned on ramp; center wing explosion
13-Jan-99	59-1452	E	Washington ANG	Runaway trim in flare, nose up, stalled
26-Sep-06	63-8886	R	Fairchild	Struck on runway by departing aircraft at Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan.
3-May-13	63-8877	R	McConnell	In-flight breakup over Kyrgyzstan due to malfunctioning rudder power control unit.