Last updated: 21 January 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 29 September 1949 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-82A Packet |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 48-582 |
| C/n / msn: | 10217 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) NW of McCleary, WA ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America |
| ? |
Engine failure during training flight; crashed. The crash caused a forest fire.
Sources:
» Madera Tribune 30 September 1949, p5Photos
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.
