Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Feb 3, 1960 (8 killed)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on February 3, 1960 near Walker AFB New Mexico, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to...
- Date: February 3, 1960
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Walker AFB New Mexico, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control in strong gusty crosswinds and rotated 5 to 10 knots too early; the aircraft left the runway and hit two other tankers and a hangar.
A United States Air Force Boeing KC 135 Stratotanker on a flight from Walker AFB, Roswell, New Mexico, lost directional control in strong gusty crosswinds just after takeoff and came to rest in a hangar. Eight military personnel were killed and three KC 135 aircraft were destroyed in total.