56-0610 — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

February 11, 1958Accident
On final approach to Ellsworth AFB, while completing a local training sortie, all eight engine lost power. The aircraft stalled and crashed onto a building containing the equipment for the instrument landing approach system and located short of runway. Two crew members were killed while six others were injured.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress · 5 fatalities
The accident was the result of a fuel pump screen iced over, leading to a total power loss on all engines. Full accident record