Wichita - Wichita

On March 29, 1957 at 12:00 AM, Wichita - Wichita experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by Boeing Airplane Company, with the event recorded near Skiatook Oklahoma.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. While on a test flight out from Wichita, the aircraft suffered a loss of electrical power while flying in negative G conditions. The aircraft went out of control and crashed near Skiatook, about 15 miles north of Tulsa. A crew member was injured while three other were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 54-2676, MSN 17171, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.3685°, -96.0013°.