Mildenhall - Madrid

On February 6, 1976 at 12:00 AM, Mildenhall - Madrid experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Cabanillas del Campo Castile-La Mancha.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While descending to Torrejón Airbase by night and limited visibility, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in Cabanillas del Campo, about 22 km northeast of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 60-0368, MSN 18143/482, year of manufacture 1961.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 40.6363°, -3.2337°.