Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, May 13, 1987, Shageluk
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on May 13, 1987 near Shageluk, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Undershoot in a downdraft, with...
- Date: May 13, 1987
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Shageluk, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Undershoot in a downdraft, with inadequate wind compensation by the pilot and no go around, and main gear overload failure
On 13 May 1987 a Fairchild C-119L Flying Boxcar (N8504X) on a flight from Anchorage landed short of the runway at Shageluk, Alaska, after a downdraft destabilized its approach. The landing gear collapsed and the aircraft slid into the tundra, but all five occupants escaped uninjured.