Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 16 OCT 1980 |
| Time: | 08:30 |
| Type: | Fairchild UC-123K Provider |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 57-6291 |
| C/n / msn: | 20301 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Fort Sill-Henry Post AAF, OK (United States of America) |
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fort Sill-Henry Post AAF, OK (KFSI), United States of America |
| Columbus-Rickenbacker AFB, OH (LCK/KLCK), United States of America |
Crashed on takeoff.
Sources:
» 302 TAW C-123 Accident Memorial
» The Victoria Advocate - Oct 14, 1980
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Fort Sill-Henry Post AAF, OK to Columbus-Rickenbacker AFB, OH as the crow flies is 1473 km (921 miles).
Distance from Fort Sill-Henry Post AAF, OK to Columbus-Rickenbacker AFB, OH as the crow flies is 1473 km (921 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
