Douglas DC-3 crash, Oct 4, 1938 (5 killed), Komsomolsk-on...
Douglas DC-3 accident on October 4, 1938 near Komsomolsk-on-Amur Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error during formation flight..
- Date: October 4, 1938
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Komsomolsk-on-Amur Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot error during formation flight.
A Douglas DC 3 taking part in a search for a missing Tupolev TB 3 collided with the tail of another TB 3 while flying in formation near Komsomolsk on Amur. The DC 3 crashed in a field and all five people on board were killed.