Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 March 1972
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Republic of China Air Force – ROCAF
Registration Number: 3117
Location: near Linkou –
ÿ Taiwan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 39 / Occupants: 39
Component Affected: C-119 Flying BoxcarC-119 Flying Boxcar
Category: Accident
A Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft, part of a two-ship formation carrying elite paratroopers, crashed into Guanyin Mountain due to a loss of control during a maneuver.A Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar aircraft, part of a two-ship formation carrying elite paratroopers, crashed into Guanyin Mountain due to a loss of control during a maneuver.
Description
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was part of a two-ship formation, carrying elite paratroopers on an exercise. One of the two planes, 3117, could not maintain the formation, and crashed into Guanyin Mountain.
Source of Information
https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20200605004771-260407?chdtvhttps://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20200605004771-260407?chdtvPrimary Cause
Loss of control during a maneuver.Loss of control during a maneuver.Share on:
