Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 9 May 1974
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Republic of China Air Force – ROCAF
Registration Number: 3166
Location: Pingtung Air Base (PIF) – ÿ Taiwan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-119G Flying Boxcar aircraftC-119G Flying Boxcar aircraft
Category: Accident
A Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar aircraft collision resulted in the deaths of four people at Pingtung Air Base during a night landing. Both aircraft crashed.A Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar aircraft collision resulted in the deaths of four people at Pingtung Air Base during a night landing. Both aircraft crashed.

Description

Two Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar aircraft (3166 and 3128) collided at the end of the east runway of Pingtung Air Base during a night landing. Both crashed. Four persons died in the accident.

Source of Information

https://www.getit01.com/p20180617561063451https://www.getit01.com/p20180617561063451

Primary Cause

Unknown ? Collision of two aircraft.Unknown ? Collision of two aircraft.

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