Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 1 March 1955
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-5886
Location: 33 km N of Ashiya Air Base –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: PropelierPropelier
Category: Accident
A Propelier aircraft experienced a malfunction, leading to uncontrollable flight and a crash into the sea. All crew members perished except for two, with one crew member succumbing to drowning during rescue by a Japanese fishing boat.A Propelier aircraft experienced a malfunction, leading to uncontrollable flight and a crash into the sea. All crew members perished except for two, with one crew member succumbing to drowning during rescue by a Japanese fishing boat.
Description
Crashed into the sea. Propeller malfunction caused the plane to go out of control. All crew members bailed out except for two. One of the crew who bailed out died after rescue by Japanese fishing boat.
Source of Information
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