Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Jul 8, 1981 (2 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on July 8, 1981 near Frazier Park, California, USA, United States with 2 fatalities.
- Date: July 8, 1981
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Frazier Park, California, USA, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
Fairchild C-119 airtanker Tanker 88 lost its left wing in flight while making a retardant drop on a fire in the Los Padres National Forest near Frazier Park, California. Both crew were killed. Investigators found pre-existing cracks in the inner left aileron bell crank assembly, which may have caused aileron flutter and wing failure.