Dothan - Dothan

On November 15, 1985 at 12:00 AM, Dothan - Dothan experienced a crash involving Convair C-131 Samaritan, operated by United States Navy - USN, with the event recorded near Dothan AFB Alabama.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew (two pilots and two engineers) departed Dothan AFB for a local post maintenance test flight. Just after liftoff, the elevators jammed. The aircraft went out of control and crashed. All four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 542817, MSN 221, year of manufacture 1955.