Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Mar 3, 1955, Hagerst...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on March 3, 1955 near Hagerstown Maryland, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The crew made a low approach..
- Date: March 3, 1955
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Hagerstown Maryland, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew made a low approach.
A USAF Fairchild Flying Boxcar landed short of the runway threshold at Hagerstown Washington County Airport on 3 March 1955. The undercarriage was torn off on impact, and the aircraft slid, veered off and burned. All 13 crew members escaped, and the aircraft was destroyed.