Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Jan 15, 1961 (5 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on January 15, 1961 near Fort Campbell AFB Kentucky, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Crashed on a hill...
- Date: January 15, 1961
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Fort Campbell AFB Kentucky, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crashed on a hill short of the runway on approach; the crew did not recognise that altitude was insufficient.
A United States Air Force Fairchild C 119 Flying Boxcar flying from Kelly Air Force Base crashed on 15 January 1961 while landing at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, short of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all five people on board were killed.