Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crash, Feb 22, 1957 (22 killed)
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II accident on February 22, 1957 near Seoul-Gimpo Seoul, South Korea with 22 fatalities. Cause: A propeller blade detached...
- Date: February 22, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
- Location: Seoul-Gimpo Seoul, South Korea
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A propeller blade detached from the No 3 engine and cut into the fuselage, damaging the controls and the No 4 engine; the aircraft could not hold level flight on the emergency return and crashed into the Han River.
A USAF Douglas C-124 Globemaster II lost a propeller blade from engine number three during initial climb from Seoul-Gimpo, and the other blades then failed, cutting the controls. It crashed in flames into a canal near the Han River, killing 22 people.