Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, Aug 8, 1956 (5 killed), Boca...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on August 8, 1956 near Boca Raton Florida, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The cause was loss of power on the...
- Date: August 8, 1956
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Boca Raton Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was loss of power on the left engine and drag from the unfeathered left propeller, which caused loss of directional control during the go around.
Sky Spray's Fairchild C 82 Packet was making a short ferry flight to Boca Raton Airport to begin a spraying operation. After an attempted go around it turned left in a climb, stalled and crashed, killing all five people on board. The loss of power on the left engine and drag from its unfeathered propeller caused loss of directional control during the go around.