Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL in Mt Gingercake: 18 killed
Date & Time:
May 15, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
41-18562
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4687
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered foggy conditions. While cruising northwest of Morganton, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located on Mt Gingercake, few miles south of the small village of Jonas Ridge. All 18 occupants were killed. They were performing a liaison flight from Laurinburg-Maxton AFB.
