Lake Charles - Goose Bay

On July 6, 1956 at 12:00 AM, Lake Charles - Goose Bay experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. One of the engine caught fire while descending to Goose Bay Airport following a flight from Lake Charles, Louisiana. The airplane went out of control and crashed in flames in a dense wooded area located 72 km northeast of Goose Bay Airport. All six crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 51-0220, MSN 16287, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.3653°, -53.3808°.