Date: | Tuesday 21 August 1956 |
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Type: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 52-1005 |
MSN: | 43914 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Palm Beach AFB, FL (PBI) -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Palm Beach AFB, FL (PBI/KPBI) |
Destination airport: | Palm Beach AFB, FL (PBI/KPBI) |
Narrative:The Globemaster was involved in a training mission and carried out touch-and-goes at the Palm Beach AFB. Investigation showed that one of the prop cuffs on the left inboard (no. 2) engine came off of the prop blade and went through the fuselage, cutting engine control cables to the number 3 and 4 engines. The plane made a turn to the right crossing over a highway overpass and crashed into a tree nursery.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher Location
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