Boeing RC-135T Rivet Dandy crash, Feb 25, 1985 (3 killed)
Boeing RC-135T Rivet Dandy accident on February 25, 1985 near Valdez, Alaska, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The crew used an approach...
- Date: February 25, 1985
- Aircraft: Boeing RC-135T Rivet Dandy
- Location: Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew used an approach procedure designed for a DHC-7 STOL aircraft, whose glide slope is much steeper than a jet's, and descended too low in poor visibility.
A USAF Boeing aircraft, serial 55-3121, on a training flight from Eielson AFB flew a third MLS approach off course in poor visibility and struck a mountain slope near Valdez, Alaska. All three crew were killed, the wreckage was not found until August 1985, and the aircraft was destroyed.