ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-124A Globemaster II 51-5173 Binghamton Airport, NY (BGM)
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Date:Wednesday 4 September 1957
Type:Silhouette image of generic c124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-124A Globemaster II
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-5173
MSN: 43583
First flight:
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Binghamton Airport, NY (BGM) (   United States of America)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Moses Lake-Larson AFB, WA (LRN), United States of America
Destination airport:Binghamton Airport, NY (BGM/KBGM), United States of America
Narrative:
The C-124 was transporting 40,000 lb of equipment to Binghamton. On final approach, just before touchdown, the airplane struck an embankment and crashed on the runway.

Sources:
» Plane from Moses Lake falls short (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin, 1957-09-05)
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde


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