Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, May 24, 1951, Atsugi...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on May 24, 1951 near Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was an in flight structural...
- Date: May 24, 1951
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Atsugi NAS Kantō, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was an in flight structural failure.
The Flying Boxcar suffered an in flight structural failure on 24 May 1951, and the crew bailed out. All occupants survived, but the aircraft dove into the ground and was destroyed.