Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 29 June 1950
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 48-338
Location: near Decatur, AL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft experienced a loss of thrust following a single engine failure, resulting in a rapid descent and subsequent crash landing.A twin-engine aircraft experienced a loss of thrust following a single engine failure, resulting in a rapid descent and subsequent crash landing.
Description
Crash-landed following no. 2 engine failure.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2-xPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1UDAAAAIBAJ&dq=decatur&pg=2789%2C6848670http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2-xPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d1UDAAAAIBAJ&dq=decatur&pg=2789%2C6848670Primary Cause
Single engine failureSingle engine failureShare on:
