Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 August 1955
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 53-7841
Location: Edelweiler –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 47 / Occupants: 47
Component Affected: C-119 aircraftC-119 aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-119 aircraft experienced engine trouble at an altitude of 4,000 feet, resulting in a sudden loss of altitude and abrupt maneuvering, leading to a collision with another C-119 aircraft. This resulted in the crashes of two Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars.A C-119 aircraft experienced engine trouble at an altitude of 4,000 feet, resulting in a sudden loss of altitude and abrupt maneuvering, leading to a collision with another C-119 aircraft. This resulted in the crashes of two Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars.
Description
A flight of nine USAF planes departed Echterdingen on a training mission with troops. Initial reports said that one C-119 developed engine trouble at an altitude of 4,000 feet. The plane lost altitude momentarily, then pulled up abruptly, striking another C-119 aircraft in the formation. Both Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcars (53-3222 and 53-7841) crashed.
Primary Cause
Engine trouble on a C-119 aircraft at an altitude of 4,000 feet.Engine trouble on a C-119 aircraft at an altitude of 4,000 feet.Share on:
