Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 22 August 1953
Aircraft Type: Boeing C-97G Stratofreighter
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 50-693
Location: Keflav¡k International Airport (KEF) –
ÿ Iceland
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Aircraft engine and landing gear.Aircraft engine and landing gear.
Category: Accident
A single airman was killed during a landing of an aircraft following a fire. The aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled flame burst.A single airman was killed during a landing of an aircraft following a fire. The aircraft experienced a sudden and uncontrolled flame burst.
Description
Burst into flames after landing. One airman was killed.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Landing conditions and potential engine malfunction leading to rapid flame propagation.Landing conditions and potential engine malfunction leading to rapid flame propagation.Share on:
