Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 30 November 1955
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-5881
Location: near Kagoshima –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A flight crew experienced an engine failure, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent landing.A flight crew experienced an engine failure, resulting in a loss of control and subsequent landing.
Description
Crew bailed out after engine failure.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CPkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u-MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4272%2C275857http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CPkxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=u-MFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4272%2C275857Primary Cause
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