Convair C-131 Samaritan crash, Nov 15, 1985 (4 killed), D...
Convair C-131 Samaritan accident on November 15, 1985 near Dothan AFB, Alabama, United States with 4 fatalities.
- Date: November 15, 1985
- Aircraft: Convair C-131 Samaritan
- Location: Dothan AFB, Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
US Navy Convair VC-131H Samaritan 542817 crashed shortly after takeoff from Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama, on 15 November 1985 during a post-maintenance test flight. Its elevators jammed after liftoff, and sources differ on whether three or four people died.