53-0191

On February 23, 1955 at 12:00 AM, 53-0191 experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Windsor Missouri.

The flight was categorized as refuelling and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 9 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 81.8%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While conducting a night refueling mission, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The captain elected to make an emergency landing but the airplane went out of control and crashed in a field located 3,5 miles northwest of Windsor. Nine crew members were killed while two others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 53-0191, MSN 16973, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.5322°, -93.5222°.