Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, Sep 21, 1954 (1 killed), Faw...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on September 21, 1954 near Fawnskin California, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure in flight.
- Date: September 21, 1954
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Fawnskin California, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure in flight
The C-82 Packet lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Norton Air Force Base and the pilot could not keep a safe altitude over the mountains. The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed near Fawnskin, close to Big Bear Lake, killing Captain Charles M. Eckstein while the other crew members survived.