ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar registration unknown Spartanburg, SC
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Date:Monday 5 August 1963
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: registration unknown
MSN:
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:16 km (10 mls) S of Spartanburg, SC (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC/KGYH), United States of America
Narrative:
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar lost power in one engine while on its way to Greenville-Donaldson Air Force Base. The crew jettisoned the load as the aircraft could not maintain altitude. The aircraft descended and force landed. The five crewmen sustained minor injuries.

Classification:
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» Desert Sun 8 August 1963, p10
» Florence Morning News August 6,1963


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