Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer - Oscoda-Wurtsmith

On September 26, 1976 at 08:30 AM, Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer - Oscoda-Wurtsmith experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Alpena Michigan.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

20 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 75.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The four engine airplane departed Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer AFB in the early morning on a flight to Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport. En route, the partially disintegrated in the air, entered a dive and crashed in a swampy area located 12,5 miles southwest of Alpena. 15 occupants were killed while five others were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration 61-0296, MSN 18203/518, year of manufacture 1962.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.0176°, -83.6670°.