57-6494 — 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

July 5, 1967AccidentHull loss
After takeoff from Ramey AFB, Aguadilla, while climbing to a height of 3,000 feet, the airplane adopted a nose-down attitude then plunged into the sea off Jobos Beach. Three crew members who were able to bail out before impact were found alive while four others were killed. The aircraft was destroyed.
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress · 4 fatalities
It was determined that a life raft stowed behind the copilot inflated during initial climb, pushing him into the control column. Full accident record