Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Nov 7, 1952 (19 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on November 7, 1952 near Mt McKinley Alaska, United States with 19 fatalities. Cause: Navigational error by the...
- Date: November 7, 1952
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Mt McKinley Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Navigational error by the flight crew
Flying by night at 11,000 feet on the Elmendorf to Big Delta route, the C-119 struck the slope of Mount McKinley in Denali State Park. All 19 people on board were killed. The flight was part of Exercise Warm Wind.