Crash of a Douglas DC-3 in Sylva: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Strato Freight
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Charlotte – Gainesville
Location:
Sylva
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Charlotte in a hurry because the pilot was afraid the cargo of baby chicks might suffocate due to high temperatures on the ground. Weather condition were not carefully checked. The crew were not able to locate their destination because of weather conditions and other station interference with their ADF. The DC-3 was found to have crashed into a mountain.
Source:
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19471016-1

Crash of a Douglas A-20C Havoc in Charlotte: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
41-19422
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
7824
YOM:
1941
Location:
Charlotte
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent, spiraled to the ground and crashed near Morris Field, Charlotte. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt James Allen Grant, pilot.

Crash of a Douglas A-20C Havoc in Roxboro

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
41-19300
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Long Beach - Charlotte - Newark
MSN:
7702
YOM:
1941
Location:
Roxboro
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Long Beach Airport to be delivered to the Royal Air Force in Canada under registration BZ408. En route from Charlotte to Newark, one of the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane landed on a road then clipped an obstacle and came to rest in a ditch. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
2nd Lt Howard W. McClellan.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Douglas DST-318A in Atlanta: 8 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1941 at 2350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-3
Operator:
Registration:
NC28394
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Newark – Washington DC – Charlotte – Atlanta – New Orleans
MSN:
3204
YOM:
1940
Flight number:
EA021
Location:
Atlanta
Georgia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Captain / Total flying hours:
4193
Captain / Total hours on type:
3268.00
Copilot / Total flying hours:
2459
Copilot / Total hours on type:
806
Circumstances:
On final approach to Atlanta-Candler Field at night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to fog and rain falls. Too low on final, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a pine forest located few km short of runway. Rescue teams arrived on the scene at 0630LT the following morning. Eight passengers seriously injured were evacuated to local hospitals while eight other occupants were killed, among them all three crew members.
Crew:
James A. Perry, pilot, †
Luther E. Thomas, pilot, †
Clarence Moore, steward. †
Passengers:
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker,
William D. Byron, † +11.
Probable cause:
On the basis of the foregoing findings and the entire record available, the commission find that the probable cause of the accident was the failure of the captain in charge of the flight to exercise the proper degree of dare by not checking his altimeters to determine whether both were correctly set and properly functioning before commencing his landing approach. A substantial contributing factor was the absence of an established uniform cockpit procedure on Eastern Air Lines by which both the captain and pilot are required to make a complete check of the controls and instruments during landing operations .
Final Report:

Crash of a Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing in Casar

Date & Time: Nov 12, 1930 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Pitcairn PA-6 Mailwing
Operator:
Registration:
NC298E
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Charlotte – Greensboro
MSN:
19
YOM:
1929
Location:
Casar
North Carolina
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Charlotte to Greensboro, the engine failed. As the pilot was unable to attempt an emergency landing, he decided to bail out. The aircraft crashed in a field and was destroyed. The pilot Henry Tyndall 'Dick' Merrill was unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion.
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