Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Feb 7, 1951 (9 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on February 7, 1951 near Eastville Virginia, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: The cause is a structural...
- Date: February 7, 1951
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Eastville Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause is a structural failure in flight.
A US Navy Fairchild C 119 Flying Boxcar en route from Cherry Point to Floyd Bennett Field, New York, broke up in flight over Virginia on 7 February 1951. All nine crew on board were killed. The aircraft dove into the ground after a structural failure in severe turbulence.