Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 9 August 1953
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C-22-FA Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-2542
Location: 48 km S of Gharyan –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/systemAircraft engine/system
Category: Accident
A small aircraft crashed in a desert location due to a gas leak, resulting in a party atmosphere.A small aircraft crashed in a desert location due to a gas leak, resulting in a party atmosphere.
Description
Crashed in desert out of gas. Occupants bailed out.
Source of Information
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