Crash of a Fairchild C-119C-18-FA Flying Boxcar in Caceres
Date & Time:
Feb 8, 1954
Registration:
50-0163
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10481
YOM:
1950
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed in flight. The captain ordered his crew to bail out. The aircraft then dove into the ground and crashed in a prairie. All eight crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.