Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Oct 6, 1954 (2 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on October 6, 1954 near Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: An...
- Date: October 6, 1954
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine failed shortly after takeoff.
A USAF Fairchild Flying Boxcar on a training flight lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Pope AFB near Fayetteville, North Carolina, on 6 October 1954. It stalled and crashed onto a barrack under construction, killing two crew members.