Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 1 January 1956
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 53-7866
Location: 4 km S of Tachikawa Air Base –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, rudder)Aircraft Control Surfaces (e.g., ailerons, rudder)
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a significant impact during a GCA approach to Tachikawa Air Base. All occupants escaped without injuries.A Cessna 172 aircraft experienced a significant impact during a GCA approach to Tachikawa Air Base. All occupants escaped without injuries.
Description
Crashed into a plowed field during a GCA approach to Tachikawa Air Base. Occupants escaped without injuries.
Source of Information
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19560103.2.30&e=——-en–20–1–txt-txIN——–1https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19560103.2.30&e=——-en–20–1–txt-txIN——–1Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during the approach, likely involving a loss of control or a malfunction of the aircraft’s control surfaces.Mechanical failure during the approach, likely involving a loss of control or a malfunction of the aircraft’s control surfaces.Share on:
