Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Sep 2, 1997, Pope AFB (...
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on September 2, 1997 near Pope AFB (Fayetteville), North Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Not...
- Date: September 2, 1997
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Pope AFB (Fayetteville), North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Not determined
A KC-135 training sortie at Pope AFB landed very hard and the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft stopped on the runway and all 11 occupants walked away unhurt. The jet was judged beyond economical repair.