Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 January 1958
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Royal Canadian Air Force – RCAF
Registration Number: 22125
Location: near Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14
Component Affected: Landing gearLanding gear
Category: Accident
A Boxcar aircraft experienced a short-field landing at RCAF Station Namao AB following engine failure. The landing gear failed, resulting in torn wing and tail boom damage. Fortunately, no fatalities were recorded among the 14 onboard.A Boxcar aircraft experienced a short-field landing at RCAF Station Namao AB following engine failure. The landing gear failed, resulting in torn wing and tail boom damage. Fortunately, no fatalities were recorded among the 14 onboard.
Description
The 435 Sqn Boxcar crashed short of the runway at RCAF Station Namao AB, following engine failure. The landing gear failed and the wings and tail booms were torn off. Fortunately, there were no fatalities of the 14 onboard.
Primary Cause
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