Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crash, May 23, 1951 (7 killed)
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II accident on May 23, 1951 near New Lisbon Indiana, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: The cause was propeller pitch...
- Date: May 23, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
- Location: New Lisbon Indiana, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was propeller pitch reversal in flight.
The Globemaster was on a training flight with crew and passengers when the pilot tried an emergency landing in a cornfield near New Lisbon, Indiana, on 23 May 1951. It hit a house antenna and a tree, slid across a field and came to rest in flames. Seven occupants were killed and five were seriously injured.