Loring - Loring
Flight / Schedule
Loring - Loring
Aircraft
Boeing KC-135 StratotankerRegistration
56-3592
MSN
17341
Year of Manufacture
1957
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFDate
October 4, 1989 at 06:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Crash Location
Carlingford New Brunswick
Region
North America • Canada
Coordinates
46.7649°, -67.7884°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On October 4, 1989 at 06:00 AM, Loring - Loring experienced a crash involving Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Carlingford New Brunswick.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.
4 people were known to be on board, 4 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew departed Loring AFB on a training flight. While cruising by night along the US-Canada border, the aircraft suffered an explosion, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in Carlingford, New Brunswick. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Aircraft reference details include registration 56-3592, MSN 17341, year of manufacture 1957.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.7649°, -67.7884°.
Fatalities
Total
4
Crew
4
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew departed Loring AFB on a training flight. While cruising by night along the US-Canada border, the aircraft suffered an explosion, entered a dive and crashed in an open field located in Carlingford, New Brunswick. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
4
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 4
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Loring - Loring
Operator
United States Air Force - USAFFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Plain, Valley
Region / Country
North America • Canada
Aircraft Details
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