Accident
Last updated: 22 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 19 JUN 1960 |
| Tipo: | Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 52-0993 |
| Numéro de série: | 43902 |
| Año de Construcción: | |
| Motores: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 7 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 4,5 km (2.8 milles) W of Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM) (República de Suriname)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Charleston AFB, SC (CHS/KCHS), Estados Unidos de América |
| Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport (PBM/SMJP), República de Suriname |
The aircraft flew into trees while on final approach in poor weather. The airplane was approaching Paramaribo (PBM) in Suriname for a refueling stop on its way to Recife, Brazil.
Fuentes:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» The Evening Independent - Jun 20, 1960
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Charleston AFB, SC to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport as the crow flies is 3966 km (2479 miles).
Distance from Charleston AFB, SC to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport as the crow flies is 3966 km (2479 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
