Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Sep 6, 1955 (3 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on September 6, 1955 near Alexandria Louisiana, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: An engine failed shortly...
- Date: September 6, 1955
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Alexandria Louisiana, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine failed shortly after takeoff.
A USAF C 119 Flying Boxcar lost an engine during its initial climb, stalled and crashed about 3 miles north of Alexandria Airport in Louisiana on 6 September 1955. Three of the six crew were killed, and three were injured.