Kelly - Fort Campbell

On January 15, 1961 at 07:25 PM, Kelly - Fort Campbell experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Fort Campbell AFB Kentucky.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Fort Campbell AFB following an uneventful flight from Kelly AFB, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane crashed onto a hill located 3,9 miles short of runway. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 51-2639, MSN 10628, year of manufacture 1951.