Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Oct 26, 1956 (4 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on October 26, 1956 near Newburg Pennsylvania, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Crew did not recognize...
- Date: October 26, 1956
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Newburg Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew did not recognize that the aircraft was flying too low
A USAF C-119G flying from Sewart AFB to Harrisburg struck the slope of a mountain about seven miles north of Newburg, Pennsylvania, after the crew failed to notice that they were too low. The aircraft was destroyed on impact and all four crew members were killed.