Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 20 June 1954
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 51-8273
Location: near Sint-Truiden –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Propeller blade and wingPropeller blade and wing
Category: Accident
A Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane experienced a catastrophic loss of a propeller blade and wing, resulting in the ejection of all seven occupants near Sint-Truiden.A Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane experienced a catastrophic loss of a propeller blade and wing, resulting in the ejection of all seven occupants near Sint-Truiden.
Description
The Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane lost a propeller blade after which the engine tore off the wing. All seven occupants bailed out near Sint-Truiden.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SaAuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d9oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2899%2C4334498http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SaAuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d9oFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2899%2C4334498Primary Cause
Mechanical failure ? propeller blade detachment and wing tear-off following a loss of control.Mechanical failure ? propeller blade detachment and wing tear-off following a loss of control.Share on:
