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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.
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| Date: | dimanche 24 septembre 1961 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Fairchild C-123B-9-FA Provider |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 54-672 |
| Numéro de série: | 20121 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Equipage: | victimes: / à bord: |
| Passagers: | victimes: / à bord: |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 15 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM) ( Etats-Unis d'Amérique)
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| Phase de vol: | Au décollage (TOF) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
| Wilmington-New Hanover County Airport, NC (ILM/KILM), Etats-Unis d'Amérique |
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.
Sources:
» Sky diver plane crackup kills three at air show (Modesto Bee And News-Herald, 1961-09-25)Photos
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