Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 22 July 1953
Aircraft Type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-0475
Location: 19 km SE of Bordeaux –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Fuel systemFuel system
Category: Accident
A flight crew experienced an abrupt loss of fuel, resulting in the aircraft being grounded.A flight crew experienced an abrupt loss of fuel, resulting in the aircraft being grounded.
Description
Crew bailed out after fuel exhaustion.
Source of Information
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