ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-123B-9-FA Provider 54-672 Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM)
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Date:Sunday 24 September 1961
Type:Silhouette image of generic C123 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Fairchild C-123B-9-FA Provider
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 54-672
MSN: 20121
First flight:
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM) (   United States of America)
Phase: Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), United States of America
Destination airport:Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), United States of America
Narrative:
During an air show at Wilmington, NC, a US Air Force C-123 Provider took off. Six skydivers were on board for a jump. Shortly after becoming airborne, at a height of about 300 feet, the airplane appeared to stall. It crashed and caught fire.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Sky diver plane crackup kills three at air show (Modesto Bee And News-Herald, 1961-09-25)


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