Crash of a Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar off Laiya
Date & Time:
Aug 23, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
48-0348
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
10330
YOM:
1948
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an engine failure, the crew ditched the aircraft about five km off Laiya. There were no casualties but the aircraft sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
