Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 March 1950
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 45-57752
Location: Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN (MQY) –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: The C-119B Flying Boxcar.The C-119B Flying Boxcar.
Category: Other
A Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar struck two parked C-82A aircraft while taxiing due to a mechanical failure. One C-82A sustained significant damage beyond repair.A Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar struck two parked C-82A aircraft while taxiing due to a mechanical failure. One C-82A sustained significant damage beyond repair.
Description
A Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar, 48-0326, struck two parked C-82A’s (45-57760/45-57752) while taxiing due to a mechanical failure. One C-82A was damaged beyond repair.
Source of Information
http://www.c82packet.com/index.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.c82packet.com/index.html, http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure on the C-119B Flying Boxcar.Mechanical failure on the C-119B Flying Boxcar.Share on:
