Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Jul 6, 1979, Big Cre...
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on July 6, 1979 near Big Creek Alaska, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: July 6, 1979
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Big Creek Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar operated by Gifford Aviation on a cargo flight from Big Creek to King Salmon, Alaska, could not gain flying speed on a sand beach after takeoff and slid into the Bering Sea. None of the five occupants were killed, but all were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.