Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1953 |
Type: | Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 49-160 |
MSN: | 10397 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) SE of Daejeon ( South Korea)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The left hand engine of the C-119C transport plane broke off following an explosion. The four crew members bailed out safely.
The airplane was en route from Japan to Seoul, South Korea.
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Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)»
The Tuscaloosa News - Mar 11, 1953
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.