Mount Kit Carson
Mount Kit Carson is a mountain in the northwest United States, located in Spokane County, Washington, northeast of Spokane, with a summit elevation of 5,286 feet (1,611 m) above sea level. It is in Mount Spokane State Park, the largest of Washington's State Parks at 13,919 acres (21.7 sq mi; 56.3 km2).
| Mount Kit Carson | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,286 ft (1,611 m) NAVD 88[1] |
| Prominence | 322 ft (98 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Spokane |
| Coordinates | 47°55′02″N 117°08′30″W / 47.9171°N 117.1418°WCoordinates: 47°55′02″N 117°08′30″W / 47.9171°N 117.1418°W[2] |
| Geography | |
Mount Kit Carson Mount Kit Carson Mount Kit Carson (Washington (state)) | |
| Parent range | Selkirk Range |
| Topo map | USGS Mount Kit Carson |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Trail hike |
1962 Plane crash
On September 10, 1962, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker was descending for a landing at Fairchild Air Force Base west of Spokane when it flew into a fog-shrouded ravine on Mount Kit Carson. The aircraft was based at Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota and all forty-four aboard were killed.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] It was the worst aviation accident in U.S. history (at the time) and as of October 2012, remains the 3rd worst accident (currently) involving a KC-135.[10][11][12] It was attributed to a navigational error by the crew.[13]
References
- ^ a b "Mount Kit Carson, Washington". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Mount Kit Carson". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ^ "Air Force tanker carrying 44 overdue at Fairchild". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 10, 1962. p. 1.
- ^ "44 die in fiery crash of Air Force tanker on side of Mt. Kit Carson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 11, 1962. p. 1.
- ^ "Crash near Spokane takes 44 lives". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 11, 1962. p. 1.
- ^ "Tanker-crash probe begun". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). September 11, 1962. p. 1.
- ^ "Jet tanker crash kills 44". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. September 11, 1962. p. 1A.
- ^ "Area combed for Air Force plane victims". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. September 11, 1962. p. 1.
- ^ "Downed plane cut sharp path up hill". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). September 12, 1962. p. 6.
- ^ Camden, Jim (September 9, 2012). "50 years ago, 44 men died when KC-135 crashed before landing". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ Accident description for Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 60-0352 Spokane, WA at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 60-0352 Spokane, WA". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Other Fairchild plane crashes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). June 25, 1994. p. A6.
External links
- "Mount Kit Carson". SummitPost.org.