Fairchild C-123 Provider crash, Jul 16, 1966 (9 killed)

Fairchild C-123 Provider accident on July 16, 1966 near Cape Lisburne Alaska, United States with 9 fatalities.

The Air Force Provider was on a supply flight from Elmendorf to Cape Lisburne with a stop at Nome, carrying supplies for the local weather station. On approach in poor weather it lost control and crashed into the Chukchi Sea. All nine people aboard were killed, including two civilians.

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