This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.
| Date: | Friday 15 April 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar (R4Q-2) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps |
| Registration: | 131681 |
| MSN: | 10848 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sydney Airport, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Quonset Point NAS, RI (NCO/KOQU) |
| Argentia NAS, NL (NWP) |
A Flying Boxcar transport plane was en route from Quonset Point NAS to Argentia NAS with 5000 pounds of cargo when it diverted to Sydney Airport, Nova Scotia, Canada in dense fog with one engine on fire. The aircraft skidded off the end of the runway and fell nose-down in a ravine of heavy mud.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 16 April 1955, p6
Oakland Tribune April 16,1955
AAIR
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation