Incident Overview
Date: Friday 20 July 1956
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-5885
Location: off Ashiya Air Base –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-119G Flying BoxcarC-119G Flying Boxcar
Category: Accident
A Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar crashed into the sea during a local flight out of Ashiya Air Base, Japan.A Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar crashed into the sea during a local flight out of Ashiya Air Base, Japan.
Description
A Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar crashed into the sea during a local flight out of Ashiya Air Base, Japan.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=adNKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h_MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6163%2C1962734https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=adNKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=h_MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6163%2C1962734Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or pilot error leading to loss of control.Possible mechanical failure or pilot error leading to loss of control.Share on:
