Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Nov 9, 1955 (1 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on November 9, 1955 near Pacific Ocean, World with 1 fatality. Cause: A propeller blade failed in flight..
- Date: November 9, 1955
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A propeller blade failed in flight.
A USAF Fairchild C 119G on a flight from Pope AFB to Tachikawa, with stops at McClellan and Hickam, lost a propeller blade in flight about 1,046 km northeast of Hickam on 9 November 1955. The crew could not feather the propeller and bailed out, and the abandoned aircraft crashed into the Pacific Ocean. One crew member was killed and four were rescued.