ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar 51-8086 Newton Falls, OH
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Date:Wednesday 9 December 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-8086
MSN: 10980
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:2,4 km (1.5 mls) S of Newton Falls, OH (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN (MQY/KMQY), United States of America
Destination airport:Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN (MQY/KMQY), United States of America
Narrative:
The Flying Boxcar crashed in a wooded area and burned. One of the crew members was able to bail out at a height of approx. 200 ft.

Sources:
» Newton Falls Herald, 10-12-1953
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher


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