U-Tapao - Ching Chuan Kang
Flight / Schedule
U-Tapao - Ching Chuan Kang
Aircraft
Boeing KC-135 StratotankerRegistration
61-0301
MSN
18208
Year of Manufacture
1962
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFDate
October 22, 1968 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Refuelling
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung) Taichung City (<U+81FA><U+4E2D><U+5E02>)
Region
Asia • Taiwan
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On October 22, 1968 at 12:00 AM, U-Tapao - Ching Chuan Kang experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Ching Chuan Kang AFB (Taichung) Taichung City (<U+81FA><U+4E2D><U+5E02>).
The flight was categorized as refuelling and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was returning to his base at Ching Chuan Kang near Taichung, Taiwan, following a refuelling mission over South Vietnam. While cruising by night and in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (7,300 feet high) located about 75 km from Ching Chuan Kang AFB. The wreckage was found 1,500 feet below the summit and all six crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 61-0301, MSN 18208, year of manufacture 1962.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
6
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew was returning to his base at Ching Chuan Kang near Taichung, Taiwan, following a refuelling mission over South Vietnam. While cruising by night and in marginal weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain (7,300 feet high) located about 75 km from Ching Chuan Kang AFB. The wreckage was found 1,500 feet below the summit and all six crew members were killed.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
U-Tapao - Ching Chuan Kang
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFFlight Type
Refuelling
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Asia • Taiwan
Aircraft Details
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