Incident Overview
Date: Friday 15 April 1955
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (R4Q-2)
Owner/operator: United States Marine Corps
Registration Number: 131681
Location: Sydney Airport, NS –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: The single engine.The single engine.
Category: Accident
A Flying Boxcar transport plane experienced a sudden diversion to Sydney Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada due to dense fog and a single engine fire. The aircraft skidded off the runway and fell nose-down into a ravine of heavy mud.A Flying Boxcar transport plane experienced a sudden diversion to Sydney Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada due to dense fog and a single engine fire. The aircraft skidded off the runway and fell nose-down into a ravine of heavy mud.
Description
A Flying Boxcar transport plane was en route from Quonset Point NAS to Argentia NAS with 5000 pounds of cargo when it diverted to Sydney Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada in dense fog with one engine on fire. The aircraft skidded off the end of the runway and fell nose-down in a ravine of heavy mud.
Primary Cause
Engine failure and subsequent loss of control during a diversion.Engine failure and subsequent loss of control during a diversion.Share on:
