Barksdale - Barksdale

On November 4, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Barksdale - Barksdale experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-82 Packet, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Barksdale AFB Louisiana.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 1.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Barksdale AFB, while in initial climb, the crew encountered engine problems. The captain elected to make an emergency landing and reduced his altitude. The airplane crash landed in a field and hit a cotton picker before coming to rest. While all nine crew members were unhurt, the aircraft was written off and the cotton picker was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 44-22996, MSN 10039, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.4975°, -93.6108°.