Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, Nov 4, 1949 (1 killed), Bark...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on November 4, 1949 near Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine trouble..
- Date: November 4, 1949
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Barksdale AFB Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine trouble.
A USAF Fairchild C 82 Packet suffered engine trouble shortly after takeoff from Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, on 4 November 1949. The crew crash landed in a cotton field, where the aircraft struck a cotton picker, and the aircraft was written off.