52-0891

On June 7, 1955 at 12:00 AM, 52-0891 experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Fort Myers Florida.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. An engine failed in flight. All nine crew members decided to bail out and abandoned the aircraft that dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie located two miles north of Fort Myers. Eight crews were found uninjured while one was killed as his parachute failed to open.

Aircraft reference details include registration 52-0891, MSN 16585, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.6406°, -81.8723°.