58-0215

On September 4, 1969 at 12:00 AM, 58-0215 experienced a crash involving Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Loring AFB Maine.

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

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. After takeoff from Loring AFB, while in initial climb, the crew encountered serious technical problems. Two members of the crew ejected and abandoned the aircraft that crashed in a huge explosion some 2-3 miles north of the airbase. All seven crew members were killed. Unfortunately, the parachutes of those members who ejected opened too late. Crew: Maj Nils O. A. Oxehufwud, pilot, Cpt William N. Payne, copilot, Cpt Theodore A. Burbank, navigator, Maj Robert M. Murray, EWO, Lt Col Robert C. Smith, radio navigator, M/Sgt Earl J. Barnes, air gunner, Col Homer C. Bell Jr., observer.

Aircraft reference details include registration 58-0215, MSN 464283, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.9497°, -67.8927°.