Incident Overview
Date: Friday 5 June 1953
Aircraft Type: Grumman SA-16A Albatross
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 49-0084
Location: Okinawa-Bolo Airstrip –
ÿ Japan
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.Aircraft control surfaces and flight control system.
Category: Accident
A passenger jet experienced a forced landing out of fuel due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control during descent.A passenger jet experienced a forced landing out of fuel due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control during descent.
Description
Forced landing out of fuel.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control during descent.Loss of control due to a sudden and unexpected loss of control during descent.Share on:
