ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-133B Cargomaster 59-0530 Palisade, NE
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Date:Friday 6 February 1970
Time:02:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic C133 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-133B Cargomaster
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 59-0530
MSN: 45581
First flight: 1960
Engines: 4 Pratt & Whitney T34-P-9W
Crew:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:8 km (5 mls) NNE of Palisade, NE (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA (SUU/KSUU), United States of America
Destination airport:Harrisburg International Airport, PA (MDT/KMDT), United States of America
Narrative:
An existing 11" crack above the left side door propagated catastrophically, resulting in tearing of the upper forward fuselage skin for about 17". An explosive decompression caused large skin sections from the top and right side of the fuselage to be torn away. The airplane crashed in flames.

Classification:
Explosive decompression
Fuselage failure
Loss of control

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Distance from Fairfield-Travis AFB, CA to Harrisburg International Airport, PA as the crow flies is 3828 km (2392 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few 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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