Hao - Hao

On June 30, 1972 at 05:10 AM, Hao - Hao experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by French Air Force - Armée de l'Air, with the event recorded near Hao Island Tuamotu Islands.

The flight was categorized as meteorological / weather and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The four engine airplane departed Hao Island Airport runway 12 at 0500LT for a weather reports mission of seven hours and 40 minutes. During initial climb, both right engines n°3 & 4 lost power simultaneously. The pilot-in-command was able to complete a low pass over the airport before the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea few hundred meters offshore. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed. Crew: Cdt Dugué, pilot, Lt Frugier, copilot, Cpt Parage, navigator, Adj Hecq, refueling operator. Passengers: - Adj Langlais, weather specialist, 1st Mst Saucillon, weather specialist.

Aircraft reference details include registration 38473/F-UKCD, MSN 18682/C004, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -20.7022°, -143.0084°.