Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crash, Jan 13, 1999 (4 killed)
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker accident on January 13, 1999 near Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with 4 fatalities. Cause: A...
- Date: January 13, 1999
- Aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
- Location: Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A runway trim motor failure believed to have gone unnoticed by the crew on approach caused a nose-up pitch when power was applied. The reason the trim motor failed remains unknown.
A Washington Air National Guard KC-135E returning from a refuelling mission to Geilenkirchen NATO air base flew a night approach. The crew apparently started a go-around, the nose pitched up and the aircraft stalled into a wooded area. All four crew members were killed.