Fairchild C-123 Provider crash, Oct 9, 1958 (19 killed)
Fairchild C-123 Provider accident on October 9, 1958 near Payette Idaho, United States with 19 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew through a flock of...
- Date: October 9, 1958
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-123 Provider
- Location: Payette Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew through a flock of birds and crashed into a hillside.
A Fairchild C 123 Provider carrying Thunderbirds support personnel from Hill Air Force Base toward McChord Air Force Base flew into a flock of birds and crashed into a hillside about six miles east of Payette, Idaho. All 19 people aboard, five crew and 14 maintenance personnel, were killed. It remains the worst loss of life in the team's history.