Last updated: 20 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Sonntag 24 September 1961 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Fairchild C-123B-9-FA Provider |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 54-672 |
| Werknummer: | 20121 |
| Baujahr: | |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 15 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM) ( USA)
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| Flugphase: | Start (TOF) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), USA |
| Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), USA |
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.
Informationsquelle:
» Sky diver plane crackup kills three at air show (Modesto Bee And News-Herald, 1961-09-25)Fotos
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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.
