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| Date: | Wednesday 17 September 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124A Globemaster II |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 51-165 |
| MSN: | 43499 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oklahoma City-Tinker AFB, OK (TIK) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Greenville-Donaldson AFB, SC (GDC/KGYH) |
| Oklahoma City-Tinker AFB, OK (TIK/KTIK) |
A suspected fuel leak forced the crew to divert to Tinker AFB. Control was lost just prior to landing and the aircraft crashed.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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