Stephenville - McDill

On March 30, 1960 at 08:15 PM, Stephenville - McDill experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Atlantic Ocean All World.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 12 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 14.3%.

Crew on board: 14, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On a flight from Stephenville to McDill AFB in Tampa, while cruising along the Florida coast, the crew encountered heavy winds and was forced to ditch the aircraft in rough seas about 43 miles off Cape Canaveral. Two crew members were killed and 12 others were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration 51-0363, MSN 16430, year of manufacture 1951.