Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 June 1969
Aircraft Type: Kaiser-Frazer C-119J Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: Aeronautica Militare Italiana – AMI
Registration Number: MM51-8154
Location: Cisterna di Latina –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-119 transport plane’s engine.C-119 transport plane’s engine.
Category: Accident
A C-119 transport plane experienced an engine failure during a spare engine delivery to a damaged aircraft at Pratica di Mare Air Base. The pilot inadvertently shut down the working engine, leading to a forced landing near Cisterna di Latina. The aircraft broke apart in two and sustained significant fire.A C-119 transport plane experienced an engine failure during a spare engine delivery to a damaged aircraft at Pratica di Mare Air Base. The pilot inadvertently shut down the working engine, leading to a forced landing near Cisterna di Latina. The aircraft broke apart in two and sustained significant fire.
Description
The C-119 transport plane was flying a spare engine to a damaged aircraft at Pratica di Mare Air Base in Italy. En route one of the C-119’s engines failed. The pilot then inadvertently shut down the working engine. A forced landing was carried out near Cisterna di Latina. The aircraft broke in two and burst into flames.
Source of Information
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Engine failure during a delivery operation.Engine failure during a delivery operation.Share on:
