Hartford – Binghamton

On January 8, 1966 at 12:00 AM, Hartford – Binghamton experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Scranton Pennsylvania.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a city crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a flight from Hartford to Binghamton, carrying a load of various equipments. En route, one of the engine failed and the pilot was unable to maintain a safe altitude. At an altitude of 2,000 feet, the mechanic bailed out when the airplane dove into the ground and crashed onto a house located in Scranton. Both pilots were killed as well as a boy on the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration 51-2611, MSN 10600, year of manufacture 1951.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.4087°, -75.6621°.