Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 26 OCT 1956 |
| Hora: | 15:18 |
| Tipo: | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 51-8026 |
| Numéro de série: | 10769 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 4 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 11 km (6.9 milles) N of Newburg, PA (Estados Unidos de América)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN (MQY/KMQY), Estados Unidos de América |
| Harrisburg-Olmstead AFB, PA (MDT/KMDT), Estados Unidos de América |
The C-119 flew into the side of a mountain and caught fire.
Fuentes:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN to Harrisburg-Olmstead AFB, PA as the crow flies is 965 km (603 miles).
Distance from Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN to Harrisburg-Olmstead AFB, PA as the crow flies is 965 km (603 miles).
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.
