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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP71B00590R000100060021-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 13, 2000
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: December 28, 1965
• Content Type: CABLE

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~. AIRCRAFT NO. 126 DESTROYED IN ACCIDENT ON TAKEOFF. OFFICIAL
TIME OF ACCIDENT IS 291552/2? DECEMBER. FOLLOWING IS OFFICIAL WEATHER
OPSERVATION AT TIME OF ACCIDENT-0 650M FEET SCATTERED, 13000 FEET RROK
F4, HIGH OVERCAST, VISIBILITY 15 MILES, TEMPERATURE 40 DEGREES FAREN-
HEIT, DEWPOINT 27 DEGREES FARENHEIT, WINDS 090 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 02,
KNOTS. ALTIMETER SETTING 29.999 PRESSURE ALT 4491 FEET, RUNWAY CONDI-
TION DRY. LAKESED GENERALLY COVERED WITH A SHEET OF ICE. FORECAST
WEATHER FOR FLIGHT GIVEN AT RRIEFING-t FOR TAKEOFF; TEMPERATURE 41 DF.=
GREF) FAREN1-4EIT, PRESSURE ALTITUDE 4460 FFET 4 SURFACE WINDS GUSTY GEN-
ERALLY FROM 200 DEGREES AVERAGE 5 KNOTS GUSTS TO 1? KNOTS WITH INTER:-
MITTEN? CONDITIONS OF 15 KNOTS GUSTS TO ?S KNOTS.
2. GROSS WEIGHT 1199300 POUNDS, TAKEOFF C.G. 20.9 PERCENT. LEFT
ENGINE NRR 224 WITH FROSTY HAMILTON STANDARD FUEL CONTROL, RIGHT FNG
GINE NBBR 255 WITH LATE SENDIX FUEL CONTROL. PURPOSE OF FLIGHT WAS A
PERFORMANCE CHECK FLIGHT AFTER "GOODIE MODIFICATIONS" AND A BEACON
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CHECK AGAINST AL! AIRnORNE KC-135.
FOLLOWING ACTIONS HAVE RFFN AND ARE REING TAKEN:
A. ALL RECORDS, PILOT TRAINING, MEDICAL AND AIRCRAF 14AVF BEEN
IMPOtlNDED.
A. HAVE OBTAINED TAPED STATEMENT OF PILOT, CHASE PILOT, AND MO--
RILE CONTROL OFFICER (ALL PROJECT PILOTS). ORTAINING STATEMENTS FROM
TOWER AND FIRE PERSONNEL AND MEDICAL PERSONNEL. HAVE OBTAINED STATE-
MENTS FROM TDY KC-135 PILOT AND CO-PILOT WHO WITNESSED ACCIDENT. ACCI=
DENT SCENE UNDER GUARD WITH NO ACCESS BEING PERMITTED. PICTURES FROM
AIR AND ON GROUND TAKEN. COCKPIT CAMERAS LOCATED AND HAVING FILM
DEVELOPED.
C,, HAVE TALKED WITH DIG SAFETY, NORTON AFR, AND AM SENDING DC-3
TO NORTON AFB TO DEPART THERE AT 1700 LOCAL TODAY WITH 6 MEMPERS OF
N F S
TEAM. PERSONNEL AS FOLLOWS: TEAM CHIFF,
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