Larson - Larson

On July 8, 1964 at 12:00 AM, Larson - Larson experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Death Valley National Park California.

The flight was categorized as refuelling and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The KC-135 was engaged in a refueling mission out from Larson AFB, Washington, and was carrying a crew of four. At an altitude of 26,000 feet, following a successful refueling mission of a USAF Republic F-105D-15-RE Thunderchief registered 61-0091, the crew of the KC-135 attempted to leave the area and the pilot-in-command made a turn to the right when the engine number four struck the cockpit window of the Thunderchief. Out of control, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a mountainous area located in the Death Valley National Park. All four crew members on board the KC-135 as well as the pilot of the Thunderchief were killed. KC-135 crew: Cpt Thomas F. Dozier, pilot, 1st Lt Erwin W. Boelter Jr., copilot, 1st Lt Ronald D. Williams, navigator, S/Sgt Robert J. Graves, boom operator. Thunderchief pilot: Cpt Leonard F. Reynolds.

Aircraft reference details include registration 60-0340, MSN 18115, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.4702°, -117.0884°.