Castle - Castle

On September 19, 1979 at 12:00 AM, Castle - Castle experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Castle AFB California.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 71.4%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was completing a local training flight at Castle AFB, consisting of touch-and-go maneuvers. Upon touchdown, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames. Five crew members were killed while two others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration 58-0127, MSN 17872/342, year of manufacture 1959.