Ford 5 crash, Aug 4, 1959 (4 killed), Moose Creek Idaho
Ford 5 accident on August 4, 1959 near Moose Creek Idaho, United States with 4 fatalities.
- Date: August 4, 1959
- Aircraft: Ford 5
- Location: Moose Creek Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Johnson Flying Service Ford Trimotor landed at the Moose Creek backcountry strip to deliver supplies before dropping smokejumpers. It crashed into trees at the end of the dirt runway and caught fire. Two smokejumpers died within hours, and the forest supervisor died of his injuries on 23 August, so four people were killed in total. The airframe was later salvaged and rebuilt to flying condition.