- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 20, 1955 |
Time: | 1859 |
Location: | Iwo Jima, Japan |
Operator: | Military - US Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Iwo Jima AFB - Tachikawa AFB |
AC Type: | Douglas C124-DL Globemaster II |
Registration: | 51-0149 |
cn / ln: | 43483 |
Aboard: | 11 (passengers:2 crew:9) |
Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:2 crew:8) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The military transport crashed seconds after taking off from Central Airport in Iwo Jima. Malfunction of the number one engine propeller that went into reverse after an electrical short-circuit occurred. |
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