Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Dec 19, 1969 (4 killed)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on December 19, 1969 near Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung) Taichung City, Taiwan with 4 fatalities. Cause: Low level...
- Date: December 19, 1969
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung) Taichung City, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Low level windshear on climbout from Ching Chuan Kang Air Base.
A USAF Boeing KC 135A from a four tanker formation crashed into the sea on climbout from Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taiwan, killing all four crew. Low level windshear is cited as the cause.