Ogden-Hill - McChord

On October 9, 1958 at 06:25 PM, Ogden-Hill - McChord experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-123 Provider, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Payette Idaho.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 19 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 14, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The crew was returning to his base in McChord after he took part to an airshow at Ogden-Hill AFB, supplying the Thunderbird's team. While flying in cruising altitude, the airplane went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a field located seven miles east of Payette. The airplane was totally destroyed upon impact and all 19 occupants were killed, among them two civilians.

Aircraft reference details include registration 55-4521, MSN 20182, year of manufacture 1954.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 44.0375°, -116.7651°.