- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 17, 1952
Time: ?
Location: Shepard, Montana
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: Great Falls - Denver, Colorado
AC Type: Fairchild C-119C-23-FA Flying Boxcar
Registration: ?
cn / ln: ?
Aboard: 16   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Fatalities: 9   (passengers:?  crew:?)
Ground: 0
Summary: While en route, a propeller failed and punctured the fuselage after which vibrations caused the No. 1 engine to fall off. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing. The plane crashed and came to rest in a muddy field.
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