Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Aug 23, 1955 (9 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on August 23, 1955 near Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Engine explosion...
- Date: August 23, 1955
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine explosion during initial climb, reason unknown
A USAF Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar took off from Charleston Air Force Base at night. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing, one engine caught fire and exploded, and the aircraft crashed in flames onto houses in a residential area about 1.7 miles from the airfield. Nine people died, five of the eleven crew and four people on the ground.