Incident Overview
Date: Monday 22 April 1957
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 52-5930
Location: 4 km S of Yawata –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-119 transport aircraftC-119 transport aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-119 transport aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain near Yawata, Japan, resulting in the loss of one occupant from a Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw helicopter. This incident occurred in a mountainous area.A C-119 transport aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain near Yawata, Japan, resulting in the loss of one occupant from a Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw helicopter. This incident occurred in a mountainous area.
Description
The C-119 transport aircraft crashed in mountainous terrain near Yawata, Japan. A Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw search helicopter crashed in the same area, killing one of the three occupants.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MDwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3042%2C5632985https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MDwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TycEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3042%2C5632985Primary Cause
Possible mechanical failure or adverse weather conditions combined with pilot error.Possible mechanical failure or adverse weather conditions combined with pilot error.Share on:
