Status: | |
Date: | Monday 19 September 1960 |
Type: | Fairchild C-119G Flying Boxcar |
Operator: | Indian Air Force - IAF |
Registration: | IK459 |
MSN: | 11300 |
First flight: | |
Engines: | 2 Wright R-3350 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Chushul ( India)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Fairchild C-119G was on an air maintenance sortie when an engine lost power. A forced landing was carried out on a rivulet in a mountainous area. The aircraft struck a boulder. The ejection crew survived the impact.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» The Indian Express 21 September 1960, p.1
» WarbirdsofIndia.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.