Draft:1964 Angeles City C-135 crash

1964 Angeles City Base C-135 crash
A U.S Air Force C-135B, similar to the accident aircraft
Accident
Date11 May 1964 (1964-05-11)
SummaryCrashed short of runway due to pilot error
SiteAngeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Total fatalities80 (1 ground fatality)
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing C-135B Stratolifter
OperatorUnited States Air Force
Registration61-0332
Flight originTravis Air Force Base, Fairfield, California, United States
DestinationClark Air Base, Luzon, Philippines
Occupants84
Passengers74
Crew10
Fatalities70
Survivors5
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities1

On Monday, 11 May 1964, a Boeing C-135B Stratolifter operated by the US Air Force crashed into a building while on approach to Clark Air Base in Angeles City in the Philippines, killing 79 of the 84 people aboard while killing 1 on the ground.[1]

  1. ^ "Accident Boeing C-135B Stratolifter 61-0332, Monday 11 May 1964". asn.flightsafety.org.