Incident Overview
Date: Friday 16 January 1953
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 45-57772
Location: 48 km SW of Chaumont –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Aircraft fuel system.Aircraft fuel system.
Category: Accident
A fuel exhaustion event occurred, resulting in the crew’s departure from the aircraft.A fuel exhaustion event occurred, resulting in the crew’s departure from the aircraft.
Description
Fuel exhaustion; crew bailed out.
Source of Information
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Fuel exhaustion likely caused the crew to abandon the aircraft.Fuel exhaustion likely caused the crew to abandon the aircraft.Share on:
