Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, Sep 3, 1949 (2 killed), Coll...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on September 3, 1949 near Collinsville California, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Loss of power on both engines.
- Date: September 3, 1949
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Collinsville California, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of power on both engines
A USAF C 82 Packet on a flight from Lowry AFB to Alameda NAS lost power on both engines. The crew ordered the six passengers to bail out, after which the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a marshy field about 2 miles north of Collinsville. Both pilots were killed and the six passengers were uninjured.