55-0676

On July 19, 1969 at 12:00 AM, 55-0676 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Pattaya-U-Tapao Rayong (<U+0E23><U+0E30><U+0E22><U+0E2D><U+0E07>).

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

6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While taking off from U-Tapao NAS in heavy rain falls on an Arc Light mission, the pilot's and copilot's airspeed indicators gave different readings. The captain decided to abort the takeoff procedure but the aircraft was unable to stop within the remaining distance and overran runway 36, lost its landing gear and came to rest in flames. All six crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 55-0676, MSN 464023, year of manufacture 1955.