1957 — Oct 29, USAF KC-97G Stratofreighter Crash, Grey Mt., near Flagstaff, AZ — 16

— 16 Aviation Safety Network. Accident Description. United States Air Force, 29 Oct 1957.
— 16 Baugher. 1952 USAF Serial Numbers. 10-29-2011 rev.

Narrative Information

ASN: The KC-97 departed Roswell-Walker Air Force Base, NM “at 06:30 for a 9-hour, low-level survey flight. Weather was poor and it was determined that the aircraft made a wrong position report. The aircraft was observed flying over the town of Gray Mountain at an altitude of 60 feet, where the cloud ceiling dropped to a few feet above the ground. Seconds later, an explosion was heard as it impacted on a cloud-shrouded mountain.” (ASN, Accident Description. USAF, 29 Oct 1957.)

Baugher: “Boeing KC-97G-27-BO Stratofreighter….2711 (509th BW) crashed into mountains N of Flagstaff, AZ Oct 29, 1957. All 16 onboard killed.” (Baugher. 1952 USAF Serial Numbers. 10-29-2011 rev.)

Sources

Aviation Safety Network. Accident Description. United States Air Force, Boeing KC-97G-27-BO Stratofreighter, 29 Oct 1957. Accessed 2-22-2009 at:
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19571029-0

Baugher, Joseph F. 1952 USAF Serial Numbers. Oct 29, 2011 revision. Accessed 1-7-2012 at: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1952.html