Maxwell - Donaldson

On November 11, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Maxwell - Donaldson experienced a crash involving Fairchild C-82 Packet, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near Pickens South Carolina.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains 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 crew was performing a routine flight from Maxwell AFB, Alabama, to Donaldson AFB, South Carolina. While approaching Greenville from the northwest, the aircraft hit the wooded slope of Mt Bully located 13 miles northwest of Pickens, about 34 miles northwest of the Donaldson AFB. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and a fire erupted. All four crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 45-57739, MSN 10109, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 34.8883°, -82.7194°.