Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Aug 9, 1953, Gharyan...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on August 9, 1953 near Gharyan Jabal al Gharbi, Libya with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion..
- Date: August 9, 1953
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Gharyan Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion.
A USAF Fairchild C 119C flying from Udine to Wheelus AFB in Tripoli flew south of its route for reasons that are not known. It ran out of fuel, and all 24 occupants bailed out before the aircraft crashed in the desert about 48 km south of Gharyan. All occupants were rescued, and the aircraft was lost.