1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash
On 24 January 1963 a United States Air Force Boeing B-52C Stratofortress with nine crew members on board lost its vertical stabilizer due to buffeting stresses during turbulence at low altitude and crashed on Elephant Mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, six miles (9.7 km) from Greenville. The pilot and the navigator survived the accident.
Memorial and wreckage of B-52 on Elephant Mountain | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 January 1963 |
| Summary | Structural failure |
| Site | Elephant Mountain, Maine, United States 45°31′40″N 69°26′5″W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | B-52C Stratofortress |
| Operator | Strategic Air Command, United States Air Force |
| Registration | 53‑0406 |
| Flight origin | Westover AFB near Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Passengers | 3 |
| Crew | 6 |
| Fatalities | 7 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 2 |
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