Crash of a Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar off Ashiya AFB: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 1, 1955
Registration:
52-5886
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ashiya - Ashiya
MSN:
11053
YOM:
1952
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Ashiya AFB, the right propeller malfunctioned and control was lost. Five crew members were able to bail out before the airplane crashed in the sea some 33 km north of the airfield. Four crew members were rescued by the crew of a Japanese fishing boat while both pilots and a third occupant were killed, among them Robert Sullivan.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following a right propeller malfunction.
Final Report: