Date:	Tuesday 27 August 1985
Time:
Type:	Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
Owner/operator:	United States Air Force - USAF
Registration:	59-1443
MSN:	17931/346
Year of manufacture:	1959
Total airframe hrs:	9936 hours
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney J57-P
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1,5 km E of Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB) -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB/KBAB)
Destination airport:	Marysville-Beale AFB, CA (BAB/KBAB)

Narrative:
During an approach, the instructor pilot allowed the co-pilot to land during an unstable approach. The #1 engine contacted the runway resulting in an engine fire. The crew continued the touch and go and began checklists for engine fire in flight. The instructor pilot failed to maintain control and the aircraft stalled, rolled to the left and crashed.

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) / Robert S Hopkins, III

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