Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Feb 14, 1953, Jackso...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on February 14, 1953 near Jackson-Hawkins Field Mississippi, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The cause...
- Date: February 14, 1953
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Jackson-Hawkins Field Mississippi, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The cause was an engine failure after takeoff.
A USAF Fairchild C 119 on a training flight lost an engine just after takeoff from Jackson, Mississippi, on 14 February 1953. It stalled while climbing and crashed in a field about 0.3 miles beyond the runway end. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair, but no one was hurt.