61-0037
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- January 21, 1969AccidentHull loss
Shortly after takeoff from Minot AFB, while climbing to a height of 200-300 feet, the airplane stalled then crashed in a huge explosion in a field located about a mile away from the airbase. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crew members were killed. Crew: Maj Byron D. Edmonds, pilot, 1st Lt Kenneth A. Kuhn, copilot, Cpt Gerald J. Walla, navigator, Cpt James C. Jiles, radar navigator, Cpt Richard L. Jones, EWO, T/Sgt Lee A. Gunn, gunner. Probable cause (official findings): Incorrect trim s