Biggs - Eglin

On October 17, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Biggs - Eglin experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-82 Packet, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Clinton Louisiana.

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

34 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 30 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.8%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 30, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The aircraft was part of a convoy of seven C-82's flying from Biggs AFB (El Paso) to Eglin AFB, Florida. En route, the crew encountered technical problems with an engine and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. He reduced his altitude, avoided trees and elected to make a belly landing in an open field. The aircraft hit a fence, slid for several yards and came to rest. A part of the fuselage was broken and four passengers were killed, a fifth was seriously injured. The aircraft was written off.

Aircraft reference details include registration 45-57797, MSN 10167.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 30.8657°, -91.0157°.