Fairchild C-123 Provider crash, Aug 1, 2010 (3 killed), D...
Fairchild C-123 Provider accident on August 1, 2010 near Denali National Park, Alaska, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot allowed the...
- Date: August 1, 2010
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-123 Provider
- Location: Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot allowed the airspeed to decay and the aircraft entered a low altitude stall from which he could not recover. The auxiliary jet engines, which could have assisted after a piston engine problem, were not started.
A former military Fairchild C-123K operated by All West Freight, on a cargo flight from Palmer to Unalakleet, was seen flying low across a valley inside Denali National Park, a route away from its intended track. The aircraft pitched up, stalled and dived into wooded terrain, and the post-crash fire spread to the surrounding vegetation. The NTSB found no pre-impact mechanical defects and no distress calls.