Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 December 1947
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A-10-FA Packet
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 44-22994
Location: 18 km NNE of Eglin, TX –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
Category: Accident
A five-member crew of an aircraft experienced an engine fire, leading to a crash on a farm.A five-member crew of an aircraft experienced an engine fire, leading to a crash on a farm.
Description
An engine fire forced the crew of five to bail out. The aircraft crashed in flames on a farm.
Source of Information
http://www.c82packet.com/index.html, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttp://www.c82packet.com/index.html, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
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