Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker crash, May 10, 1957, Lajes Azor...
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker accident on May 10, 1957 near Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was an engine failure...
- Date: May 10, 1957
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker
- Location: Lajes Azores Islands, Portugal
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was an engine failure during the takeoff roll.
A USAF Boeing KC 97F was on its takeoff roll at Lajes when one engine failed. The takeoff was interrupted and emergency braking was attempted, but the aircraft could not stop within the remaining runway, overran, and came to rest in flames. All seven crew escaped and the aircraft was destroyed.