52-5886
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- March 1, 1955Accident
Few minutes after takeoff from Ashiya AFB, the right propeller malfunctioned and control was lost. Five crew members were able to bail out before the airplane crashed in the sea some 33 km north of the airfield. Four crew members were rescued by the crew of a Japanese fishing boat while both pilots and a third occupant were killed, among them Robert Sullivan. Probable cause (official findings): Loss of control following a right propeller malfunction.