Amarillo - Amarillo

On May 17, 1966 at 09:45 PM, Amarillo - Amarillo experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Amarillo Texas.

The flight was categorized as refuelling and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 1, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was returning to Amarillo Airport following a four-hour refueling mission. On final approach, the aircraft was unstable and banked left and right when it stalled and crashed in flames few dozen yards short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 57-1424, MSN 17495, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.2073°, -101.8371°.