Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 27 December 1951
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-49413
Location: Fukuoka-Itazuke AFB (FUK) –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 23
Component Affected: Aircraft structure and engine systems.Aircraft structure and engine systems.
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft crashed against a maintenance hangar at a height of 30 meters, resulting in the deaths of four occupants and injuries to nineteen others. Eight ground personnel were also injured.A C-47 aircraft crashed against a maintenance hangar at a height of 30 meters, resulting in the deaths of four occupants and injuries to nineteen others. Eight ground personnel were also injured.
Description
Takeoff accident. The C-47 crashed against a maintenance hangar from 30 meters altitude and caught fire. Four occupants were killed and 19 were injured. Eight others injured were ground personnel.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/23081/, http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1951/12/28/page/6/article/4-yanks-killed-in-japan-as-c-47-hits-a-hangarhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/23081/, http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1951/12/28/page/6/article/4-yanks-killed-in-japan-as-c-47-hits-a-hangarPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure during takeoff.Mechanical failure during takeoff.Share on:
