41-21069

The twin engine aircraft was standing by at the holding point for takeoff when it was hit by a USN Chance Vought F4U Corsair registered 121834. Its pilot was performing a local training mission. The Navigator was destroyed and one of its pilot was killed while four other occupants were injured. The pilot of the Corsair survived. Crew: 1st Lt A. C. Adcock, Mr. John Doyal, 1st Lt Marion M. Jones, † Maj Roy Keith, 1st Lt Carl F. Raab Jr.

Flight / Schedule

41-21069

Registration

41-21069

MSN

1084

Year of Manufacture

1941

Date

July 19, 1951 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Crash Location

Pohang North Gyeongsang (<U+ACBD><U+C0C1><U+BD81><U+B3C4>)

Region

Asia • South Korea

Narrative Report

On July 19, 1951 at 12:00 AM, 41-21069 experienced a crash involving Beechcraft AT-7 Navigator, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Pohang North Gyeongsang (<U+ACBD><U+C0C1><U+BD81><U+B3C4>).

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was taxiing at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 20.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The twin engine aircraft was standing by at the holding point for takeoff when it was hit by a USN Chance Vought F4U Corsair registered 121834. Its pilot was performing a local training mission. The Navigator was destroyed and one of its pilot was killed while four other occupants were injured. The pilot of the Corsair survived. Crew: 1st Lt A. C. Adcock, Mr. John Doyal, 1st Lt Marion M. Jones, † Maj Roy Keith, 1st Lt Carl F. Raab Jr.

Aircraft reference details include registration 41-21069, MSN 1084, year of manufacture 1941.

Fatalities

Total

1

Crew

1

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The twin engine aircraft was standing by at the holding point for takeoff when it was hit by a USN Chance Vought F4U Corsair registered 121834. Its pilot was performing a local training mission. The Navigator was destroyed and one of its pilot was killed while four other occupants were injured. The pilot of the Corsair survived. Crew: 1st Lt A. C. Adcock, Mr. John Doyal, 1st Lt Marion M. Jones, † Maj Roy Keith, 1st Lt Carl F. Raab Jr.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

3

Estimated Survivors

4

Fatality Rate

20.0%

Known people on board: 5

Operational Details

Flight Type

Military

Flight Phase

Taxiing

Crash Site

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Region / Country

Asia • South Korea

Aircraft Details

Registration

41-21069

MSN

1084

Year of Manufacture

1941