Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 18 June 1953
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-124A Globemaster II
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-137
Location: 5,6 km NE of Tachikawa Air Base –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 129 / Occupants: 129
Component Affected: FlapsFlaps
Category: Accident
A Douglas Globemaster transporter crashed into a watermelon patch after an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Tachikawa AB, Japan, bound for Korea. The pilot radioed ‘One engine out, returning to field for GCA landing’ while on approach, and subsequent improper flap use resulted in loss of airspeed and control, leading to a crash.A Douglas Globemaster transporter crashed into a watermelon patch after an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Tachikawa AB, Japan, bound for Korea. The pilot radioed ‘One engine out, returning to field for GCA landing’ while on approach, and subsequent improper flap use resulted in loss of airspeed and control, leading to a crash.
Description
Visibility was 2,5 miles as the Douglas Globemaster transporter took off from Tachikawa AB, Japan, bound for Korea. Shortly after takeoff an engine failed. The pilot radioed “One engine out, returning to field for GCA landing”. While on approach back to the air base, an improper use of flaps caused a loss of airspeed. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into a watermelon patch, broke up and caught fire.
Source of Information
http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Documents/2013/July%202013/0713c124.pdfhttp://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Documents/2013/July%202013/0713c124.pdfPrimary Cause
Improper flap use during approach.Improper flap use during approach.Share on:
