52-5891
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- November 9, 1955Accident
The crew was completing a flight from Pope AFB to Tachikawa with intermediate stops at McClellan AFB and Hickam AFB. While cruising about 1,046 km northeast of Hickam AFB, a propeller blade failed. As the crew was unable to feather the propeller, they decided to bail out and abandoned the airplane that crash into the ocean. A crew member was killed while four others were rescued. Probable cause (official findings): Propeller blade failure in flight.