Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, Sep 16, 1987 (3 killed)
Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on September 16, 1987 near Castle Crags State Park, California, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: In...
- Date: September 16, 1987
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
- Location: Castle Crags State Park, California, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: In flight structural failure, with the right wing and tail booms separating after the retardant drop.
Hawkins and Powers Aviation Fairchild C-119G airtanker N48076 broke up in flight on 16 September 1987 after dropping retardant on a fire near Castle Crags, California. The right wing and tail booms separated and all three crew were killed.