51-0325
Flight / Schedule
51-0325
Aircraft
Boeing KC-97 StratotankerRegistration
51-0325
MSN
16392
Year of Manufacture
1951
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFDate
August 6, 1954 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Refuelling
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Sidi Slimane AFB Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen
Region
Africa • Morocco
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On August 6, 1954 at 12:00 AM, 51-0325 experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Sidi Slimane AFB Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen.
The flight was categorized as refuelling and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
0 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated.
Crew on board: 0, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft suffered a fuel exhaustion in flight, so all crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed about 10 km north of Sidi Slimane. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 51-0325, MSN 16392, year of manufacture 1951.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft suffered a fuel exhaustion in flight, so all crew members bailed out and abandoned the aircraft that crashed about 10 km north of Sidi Slimane. There were no casualties but the aircraft was destroyed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
0
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
—
Known people on board: 0
Operational Details
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFFlight Type
Refuelling
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
Africa • Morocco
Aircraft Details
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