Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 20 January 1951
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-82A Packet
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 45-57781
Location: Damascus-Mezzeh Military Airport –
ÿ Syria
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft Wing and/or FuselageAircraft Wing and/or Fuselage
Category: Accident
A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure during takeoff, resulting in irreparable damage and an immediate grounding.A passenger aircraft experienced a catastrophic structural failure during takeoff, resulting in irreparable damage and an immediate grounding.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in takeoff accident.
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
Structural failure of the aircraft’s wing or fuselage during takeoff.Structural failure of the aircraft’s wing or fuselage during takeoff.Share on:
