Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Feb 27, 1963 (9 killed)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on February 27, 1963 near Eielson AFB Alaska, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Failure of engine number one...
- Date: February 27, 1963
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Eielson AFB Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of engine number one at takeoff.
A United States Air Force Boeing KC 135 Stratotanker lost its number one engine just after takeoff from Eielson AFB on 27 February 1963. The aircraft banked left and crashed in an explosion onto several buildings, killing all seven crew and two people on the ground.