ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-124C Globemaster II 51-5178 Recife, PE
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Date:Sunday 28 July 1968
Time:20:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic c124 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 51-5178
MSN: 43588
First flight:
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA
Crew:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:80 km (50 mls) NW of Recife, PE (   Brazil)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP), Suriname
Destination airport:Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE (REC/SBRF), Brazil
Narrative:
Flew into a 1890 feet high hill during descent.

Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde


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Distance from Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport to Recife-Guararapes International Airport, PE as the crow flies is 2694 km (1684 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.

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.
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