Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 29 April 1952
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 49-173
Location: 13 km NW of Ashiya Air Base –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and navigation equipment.Aircraft control surfaces and navigation equipment.
Category: Accident
A night-time instrument approach to Ashiya Air Base, Japan was impacted by a ridge. The aircraft experienced a loss of altitude and control due to the ridge’s presence.A night-time instrument approach to Ashiya Air Base, Japan was impacted by a ridge. The aircraft experienced a loss of altitude and control due to the ridge’s presence.
Description
Impacted a ridge during a night time instrument approach to Ashiya Air Base, Japan.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aq1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2307%2C6839153http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aq1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pQAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2307%2C6839153Primary Cause
Ridge obstruction during instrument approach.Ridge obstruction during instrument approach.Share on:
