Lincoln - March

On April 15, 1960 at 09:51 AM, Lincoln - March experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Lincoln Nebraska.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 24 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll, the nose gear collapsed. The airplane skidded on runway then veered off runway before colliding with a fuel tank. While all 24 occupants were evacuated, the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.

Aircraft reference details include registration 52-0919, MSN 16613, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.8089°, -96.7078°.