Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, May 20, 1949, Isachsen (Elle...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on May 20, 1949 near Isachsen (Ellef Ringnes Island) Northwest Territories, Canada with no fatalities.
- Date: May 20, 1949
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Isachsen (Ellef Ringnes Island) Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAF Fairchild C 82 Packet veered left during the takeoff roll from a snow covered airstrip at Isachsen on 20 May 1949. The left main gear struck a snow bank and the left propeller dug into it, damaging the number one engine. None of the six people aboard were killed.