Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Nov 30, 1955, Kagosh...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on November 30, 1955 near Kagoshima Kyūshū, Japan with no fatalities. Cause: An engine failed in flight, and the...
- Date: November 30, 1955
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Kagoshima Kyūshū, Japan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine failed in flight, and the crew could not feather the propeller.
A USAF Fairchild C 119G lost an engine in flight. The crew could not feather the propeller and bailed out, and the abandoned aircraft crashed on land near Kagoshima. All five crew were uninjured.