Incident Overview
Date: Friday 27 November 1953
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C-26-FA Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-2621
Location: 4 km NE of Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: Rear clam shell doorsRear clam shell doors
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft crashed in flames in the Choisy-le-Roi neighborhood of Paris, France, during a transatlantic flight from Dover, Delaware, USA to Frankfurt, Germany. The aircraft was en route with stops at the Azores Islands and Paris-Orly. A rear clam shell door impacted the horizontal stabilizer, leading to a catastrophic failure of the empennage.A twin-engine aircraft crashed in flames in the Choisy-le-Roi neighborhood of Paris, France, during a transatlantic flight from Dover, Delaware, USA to Frankfurt, Germany. The aircraft was en route with stops at the Azores Islands and Paris-Orly. A rear clam shell door impacted the horizontal stabilizer, leading to a catastrophic failure of the empennage.
Description
Structural failure and crashed in flames in the Choisy-le-Roi neighbourhood of Paris, France. The airplane was being ferried from Dover, Delaware, USA to Frankfurt, Germany with en route stops at the Azores Islands and Paris-Orly. It appeared the rear clam shell doors departed the aircraft striking the horizontal stabilizer, causing a catastrophic failure of the empennage.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CJxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TFcMAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crash&pg=681%2C3592676http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CJxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TFcMAAAAIBAJ&dq=plane%20crash&pg=681%2C3592676Primary Cause
Rear clam shell door impact on horizontal stabilizer during flight.Rear clam shell door impact on horizontal stabilizer during flight.Share on:
