Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Aug 27, 1985 (7 killed)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on August 27, 1985 near Beale AFB, California, United States with 7 fatalities.
- Date: August 27, 1985
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Beale AFB, California, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker on a training flight from Beale Air Force Base crashed on 27 August 1985 after several practice landings, when a new approach became unstable on final. The No. 1 engine struck the runway and caught fire, the aircraft rolled and crashed and burned, and all seven crew members were killed.