Last updated: 29 October 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 1 September 1950 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 49-163 |
| C/n / msn: | 10400 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 11,3 km (7.1 mls) NW of Parsons, TN ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN (MQY/KMQY), United States of America |
| Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN (MQY/KMQY), United States of America |
A Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar transport plane was destroyed in an accident during a routine navigation training mission out of Smyrna-Sewart AFB, TN.
Sources:
» Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 2, 1950» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
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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.
