- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 22, 1957 |
Time: | 2000 |
Location: | Kimpo Air Base, South Korea |
Operator: | Military - U.S. Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Kimpo AB - Tokyo, Japan |
AC Type: | Douglas C-124C |
Registration: | 51-141A |
cn / ln: | 43475 |
Aboard: | 159 (passengers:149 crew:10) |
Fatalities: | 22 (passengers:19 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The No. 3 engine seized, causing the propellor to come loose and slice through the side of the fuselage makng two full turns before exiting. It took two men out with it , idled the No. 4 engine and cut the throttle cable. While attempting an emergency return landing at Kimpo Air Base, level flight could not be maintained and the aircraft descended, crashing into the Han River. |
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