61-0328 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

May 6, 1981Accident
On 6 May 1981, EC-135N, Serial Number 61-0328, call sign AGAR 23, departed Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, at 1005 Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) on a routine training mission. On board the aircraft were 17 crewmembers and four authorized passengers. The flight proceeded uneventfully as planned for approximately 45 minutes.
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker · 21 fatalities
At 1049:48 EDT, FAA lost radar contact with the aircraft. The aircraft was cruising at flight level 290 at .78 Mach and was performing a navigational training leg. Navigational legs are normally flown on autopilot, and FAA altitude readouts showed the aircraft was within 100 feet of assigned altitude, characteristic of autopilot flight. Full accident record