Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, Jan 14, 1949 (3 killed), Har...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on January 14, 1949 near Harnett North Carolina, United States with 3 fatalities.
- Date: January 14, 1949
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Harnett North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF Fairchild C 82 on a local training sortie from Fayetteville Pope AFB carried 36 paratroopers. After an unexpected problem, the crew ordered them to bail out, and the aircraft then went out of control, dove into a field at Harnett and was destroyed. All three crew members were killed.