Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Jun 20, 1954, Sint-T...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on June 20, 1954 near Sint-Truiden Limburg, Belgium with no fatalities. Cause: A propeller blade failed..
- Date: June 20, 1954
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Sint-Truiden Limburg, Belgium
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A propeller blade failed.
A USAF Fairchild Flying Boxcar lost a propeller blade in flight, and the engine then vibrated violently and broke from its mount. All seven occupants bailed out, and the abandoned aircraft crashed and was destroyed in a field near Sint Truiden. Everyone was uninjured.