Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 16 March 1960
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: All Nippon Airways – ANA
Registration Number: JA5018
Location: Nagoya-Komaki International Airport (NGO) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 33
Component Affected: C-47 aircraft fuselage and tailC-47 aircraft fuselage and tail
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft made a u-turn and taxied towards the terminal at Nagoya, while a Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) North American F-86D Sabre fighter also taxied towards the same runway. The F-86D collided with the C-47’s aft fuselage and tail, resulting in the C-47’s crash and burning, with the pilot surviving.A C-47 aircraft made a u-turn and taxied towards the terminal at Nagoya, while a Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) North American F-86D Sabre fighter also taxied towards the same runway. The F-86D collided with the C-47’s aft fuselage and tail, resulting in the C-47’s crash and burning, with the pilot surviving.
Description
After landing at Nagoya, the C-47 made a u-turn and taxied towards the terminal. At the same time, a Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF) North American F-86D Sabre fighter (94-8137) took off from the same runway. The fighter plane collided with the aft fuselage and tail of the All Nippon aircraft. The Sabre crashed and burned but the pilot survived.
Primary Cause
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