Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 29 December 1954
Aircraft Type: Kaiser-Fraser C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 53-8102
Location: 29 km SE of Huntsville, AL –
ÿ United States of America
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: The wingThe wing
Category: Accident
A C-119 transport plane crashed on Shin Hook Ridge, resulting in the deaths of nine occupants. The accident occurred due to severe weather conditions, specifically damage to the wing, which resulted in a catastrophic tear-off.A C-119 transport plane crashed on Shin Hook Ridge, resulting in the deaths of nine occupants. The accident occurred due to severe weather conditions, specifically damage to the wing, which resulted in a catastrophic tear-off.
Description
The C-119 transport plane crashed on Shin Hook Ridge, killing nine occupants. The two surivors parachuted from the plane when the rear clamshell doors opened during the accident sequence. Reportedly part of the wing had been torn off in severe weather.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=obpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jDEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5343%2C6053481http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=obpLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jDEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5343%2C6053481Primary Cause
Severe weather conditions, specifically damage to the wing, caused the catastrophic tear-off of the wing.Severe weather conditions, specifically damage to the wing, caused the catastrophic tear-off of the wing.Share on:
