We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The crew departed Castle AFB on a training mission. After completing a simulated emergency descent from FL390 to FL230, the pilot-in-command initiated a sharp turn when control was lost. The airplane crashed on Mt Lassen and was totally destroyed. All nine crew members were killed. Probable cause (official findings): It was determined that the loss of control was the consequence of the physical loss of the stabilizer which detached during the sharp turn, maybe due to overload.
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker · 9 fatalities