Mount Kit Carson

{{short description|Mountain in Washington (state), United States}}

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| name = Mount Kit Carson

| other_name =

| photo = Mount Spokane.jpg

| photo_alt =

| photo_caption = Mount Kit Carson (left) and Mount Spokane (center),
as seen from northeast Spokane

| elevation_ft = 5286

| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=32538 |name=Mount Kit Carson, Washington |accessdate=February 20, 2014}}

| prominence_ft = 322

| prominence_ref =

| range = Selkirk Range

| listing =

| parent_peak = Mount Spokane

| location = Spokane County, Washington, U.S.

| map = USA#Washington

| map_caption =

| map_size = 280

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| label_position =

| coordinates = {{coord|47.9171|N|117.1418|W|type:mountain_region:US-WA_scale:100000_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=1505998 |name=Mount Kit Carson |accessdate=February 20, 2014}}

| topo = USGS Mount Kit Carson

| easiest_route = Trail hike

}}

Mount Kit Carson is a mountain in the northwest United States, located in Spokane County, Washington, northeast of Spokane, with a summit elevation of {{convert|5286|ft}} above sea level. It is in Mount Spokane State Park, the largest of Washington's State Parks at {{convert|13919|acre|mi2 km2|1}}.

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.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cK1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5928%2C1742553 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Air Force tanker carrying 44 overdue at Fairchild |date=10 September 1962 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZHApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6107%2C3241630 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=44 die in fiery crash of Air Force tanker on side of Mt. Kit Carson |date=11 Sep 1962 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mb5eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MDEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3976%2C1480984 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |agency=Associated Press |title=Crash near Spokane takes 44 lives |date=11 September 1962 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ca1YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5398%2C2016533 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Tanker-crash probe begun |date=11 September 1962 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X_1VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6143%2C1897379|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Jet tanker crash kills 44 |date=11 September 1962 |page=1A}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UTpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=V_cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5313%2C1009357 |work=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Area combed for Air Force plane victims |date=11 September 1962 |page=1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZXApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5175%2C3569614 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=(photo) |title=Downed plane cut sharp path up hill |date=12 Sep 1962 |page=6}} 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2012/sep/09/ten-minutes-from-home/ |title=50 years ago, 44 men died when KC-135 crashed before landing |work=The Spokesman-Review |date=September 9, 2012 |author=Camden, Jim |accessdate=November 1, 2012}}{{ASN accident |id=19620910-2 |title=Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker 60-0352 Spokane, WA |accessdate=November 1, 2012}}{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 60-0352 Spokane, WA |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19620910-2 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=aviation-safety.net}} It was attributed to a navigational error by the crew.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jC4gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F_EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2861%2C1880978|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Other Fairchild plane crashes|date=25 June 1994|page=A6}}

References

External links

{{cite summitpost |id=300738 |name=Mount Kit Carson}}

Category:Mountains of Spokane County, Washington

Category:Mountains of Washington (state)