Accident Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar 53-8072,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333405
 

Date:Saturday 20 January 1962
Time:10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C119 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Kaiser-Frazer C-119G Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 53-8072
MSN: KF-175
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:ca 1 km SE of Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF) -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF)
Destination airport:Ogden-Hill AFB, UT (HIF/KHIF)
Narrative:
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crashed shortly after takeoff from Ogden-Hill Air Force Base, Utah, USA. The aircraft departed at 09:20 hours local time to practice instrument approaches. Following one of these touch-and-goes, the aircraft veered left at an altitude of about 600 feet and impacted the ground close to Highway 193.

Sources:

San Bernardino Sun 21 January 1962, p1
Salt Lake Tribune January 22,1962

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