| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | November 20, 1955 |
| Time: | 1859 |
| Location: | Iwo Jima, Japan |
| Operator: | Military - US Air Force |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Iwo Jima AFB - Tachikawa AFB |
| AC Type: | Douglas C124-DL Globemaster II |
| Registration: | 51-0149 |
| cn / ln: | 43483 |
| Aboard: | 11 (passengers:2 crew:9) |
| Fatalities: | 10 (passengers:2 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The military transport crashed seconds after taking off from Central Airport in Iwo Jima. Malfunction of the number one engine propeller that went into reverse after an electrical short-circuit occurred. |
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