52-2700

On June 26, 1956 at 12:00 AM, 52-2700 experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Walker AFB New Mexico.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a desert crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Walker AFB, while climbing by night, a propeller blade detached from the engine number two, penetrated the fuselage and pierced a fuel tank. The aircraft caught fire, exploded and crashed in a desert area located 8 miles south of the airbase. All 11 crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 52-2700, MSN 16731, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 33.1329°, -104.5433°.