Mid-air collision Incident Fairchild C-123B-6-FA Provider 54-0614,
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Date:Wednesday 15 October 1958
Time:night
Type:Silhouette image of generic C123 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-123B-6-FA Provider
Owner/operator:USAF CT
Registration: 54-0614
MSN: 20063
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Babylon, LI, NY (Zahn's Airport) -   United States of America
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Robins AFB, GA
Destination airport:Mitchel Field, LI, NY
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crash on on Southern State Parkway at night while attempting an emergency landing at Zahn's Field (North Amityville) due to fuel exhaustion. Landed a half-mile short, collided with three cars, killing one driver. Six others injured.

Sources:

https://mitchelfield.weebly.com/crashes-56-61.html
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-fairchild-c-123b-6-fa-provider-mitchel-afb-1-killed
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
La Nacion 17 October 1958, p18/21 October 1958, p1
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27862259@N02/6097573484/in/photostream/
Hamburger Abendblatt 16.10.1958, p20
Youngstown Vindicator 16 October 1958, p1+16

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Aug-2011 10:29 ThW Added
09-Mar-2012 09:47 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Narrative]
08-Jul-2012 14:03 TB Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
20-Feb-2017 20:32 TB Updated [Source]
20-Feb-2017 20:58 TB Updated [Total occupants, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Dec-2017 20:48 TB Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Dec-2017 20:48 TB Updated [Departure airport]
20-Feb-2024 19:58 GregAmy Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
20-Feb-2024 19:58 ASN Updated [Operator]

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