Date & Time:
Oct 13, 1950
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Registration:
43-49041
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
14857/26302
YOM:
1944
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
An engine failed in flight. The airplane went out of control and crashed in a prairie located in the St Claire county. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.