Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 16 January 1952
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C-16-FA Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 49-172
Location: 32 km SE off Pohang –
ÿ South Korea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Flying BoxcarFlying Boxcar
Category: Accident
A routine resupply mission to Seoul Air Base (K-16) resulted in a catastrophic accident. Both engines separated from the aircraft in flight, leading to a Flying Boxcar crash off Pohang. This incident highlights a serious mechanical failure.A routine resupply mission to Seoul Air Base (K-16) resulted in a catastrophic accident. Both engines separated from the aircraft in flight, leading to a Flying Boxcar crash off Pohang. This incident highlights a serious mechanical failure.
Description
On a routine resupply mission to Seoul Air Base (K-16), the airplane suffered a possible prop blade failure. Both engines separated from aircraft in flight, and the Flying Boxcar crashed into the sea off Pohang (K-3).
Source of Information
http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo/korea/reports/air/Primary Cause
Possible prop blade failure.Possible prop blade failure.Share on:
