Narrative:
Landed short of the runway, bounced and the right landing gear collapsed when it retouched the runway. The aircraft skidded down and off the runway to within 40 feet of six new C-119. It caught fire approximately five minutes after the crash and was totally destroyed.
Bounced on landing
Runway mishap
» Ardmore Air Force Base 1953-59 and the Southern Oklahoma Area
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Thursday 3 March 1955 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-7995 |
| MSN: | 10734 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Wright R-3350 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hagerstown-Wash. County Regional Airport, MD (HGR) ( United States of America)
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| Crash site elevation: | 215 m (705 feet) amsl |
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ardmore AFB, OK (ADM/KADM), United States of America |
| Hagerstown-Wash. County Regional Airport, MD (HGR/KHGR), United States of America |
Landed short of the runway, bounced and the right landing gear collapsed when it retouched the runway. The aircraft skidded down and off the runway to within 40 feet of six new C-119. It caught fire approximately five minutes after the crash and was totally destroyed.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseBounced on landing
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Thomas Brügge» Ardmore Air Force Base 1953-59 and the Southern Oklahoma Area
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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 Ardmore AFB, OK to Hagerstown-Wash. County Regional Airport, MD as the crow flies is 1799 km (1124 miles).
Distance from Ardmore AFB, OK to Hagerstown-Wash. County Regional Airport, MD as the crow flies is 1799 km (1124 miles).
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