57-6479

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • October 16, 1984AccidentHull loss

    The crew departed Fairchild AFB, WA, on a training mission. While cruising by night, the crew encountered an unexpected situation (unknown technical problems) and decided to abandon the aircraft that crashed in a canyon located in Hunts Mesa, about 13 miles northeast of Kayenta, AZ. Two crew members were killed while five others were rescued. The aircraft disintegrated on impact. Crew: Cpt Robert L. Keeney, pilot, Lt Douglas J. Schwartz, copilot, Lt Kenneth O. Portis, navigator, Maj Eugene J. Da

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