ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-123B-12-FA Provider 55-4521 Payette, ID
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Date:Thursday 9 October 1958
Type:Silhouette image of generic C123 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-123B-12-FA Provider
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 55-4521
MSN: 20182
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:near Payette, ID (   United States of America)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America
Narrative:
Crashed while on a support flight for the 'Thunderbirds' display team. It is believed that the airplane struck a formation of geese.

Classification:
Bird strike
Loss of control

Sources:
» Flight of geese blamed for plane crash; 19 killed (Holland Evening Sentinel, 1958-10-10)
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