Status: | |
Datum: | Samstag 5 März 1960 |
Zeit: | 18:30 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar |
Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Kennzeichen: | 53-8152 |
Werknummer: | KMC-255 |
Baujahr: | |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 14 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 18 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | 2,2 km (1.4 Meilen) SE vom Land entfernt von Botricello ( Italien)
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Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
Betriebsart: | Militär |
Flug von: | Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT), Griechenland |
Flug nach: | Napoli-Capodichino Airport (NAP/LIRN), Italien |
Unfallbericht:The C-119 made a forced landing on the beach near Botricello after a runaway propeller. The slope of the beach caused it to veer into the water where the tide destroyed it overnight. The crew was able to escape over the top of the airplane and swim the few yards to shore.
Informationsquelle:
» Chuck Lunsford (e-mail 2-3-2008)
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» Photographs and USAF accident report; Oral statement and written statement by the copilot.
Fotos
accident date:
05-03-1960type: Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar
registration: 53-8152
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 Athens-Ellinikon International Airport to Napoli-Capodichino Airport as the crow flies is 870 km (544 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.