Crash of a Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker in Iraq: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 12, 2026
Operator:
Registration:
59-1444
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tel Aviv - Tel Aviv
MSN:
17932/347
YOM:
1959
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While flying over Iraq, the airplane collided with a second USAF Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker registered 63-8017. Following the midair collision, 63-8017 lost the top of its tail and its crew was able to return to Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion Airport for an emergency landing. Out of control, 62-3556 crashed in Western Iraq and was destroyed. All six crew members were killed. US Government confirmed that the crash was not the consequence of a hostile action.
