Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crash, Jun 23, 1959 (5 killed)
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress accident on June 23, 1959 near Burns Oregon, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Catastrophic failure of the horizontal...
- Date: June 23, 1959
- Aircraft: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
- Location: Burns Oregon, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Catastrophic failure of the horizontal stabilizer (tailplane) at low altitude.
A Boeing owned B 52D took off from Boeing Field for a low level flight test with five Boeing employees aboard. About 35 miles west of Burns, Oregon, it crashed into the desert from roughly 300 feet and disintegrated. All five crew members were killed.