Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 28 June 1950
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 49-134
Location: 2,4 km SE of Hendersonville, TN –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 30
Component Affected: Right-hand engineRight-hand engine
Category: Accident
A Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane crashed near Hendersonville, TN, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members. The aircraft was part of a night exercise involving 26 paratroopers near Fort Campbell.A Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane crashed near Hendersonville, TN, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members. The aircraft was part of a night exercise involving 26 paratroopers near Fort Campbell.
Description
A Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane was destroyed in an accident near Hendersonville, TN. The airplane was one of 32 aircraft of the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron taking part in a night time exercise. There were 26 paratroopers on board who would make a night jump near Fort Campbell. The airplane suffered a fire on the right hand engine, forcing the crew to return to the airfield. All paratroopers bailed out safely. The airplane crashed, killing all four crew members.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IXBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EPgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=hendersonville&pg=2674%2C4803139http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IXBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EPgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=hendersonville&pg=2674%2C4803139Primary Cause
Fire on the right-hand engine.Fire on the right-hand engine.Share on:
