Douglas DC-2 crash, Oct 18, 1938, Montgomery Alabama
Douglas DC-2 accident on October 18, 1938 near Montgomery Alabama, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The right engine vibrated and a fire broke...
- Date: October 18, 1938
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-2
- Location: Montgomery Alabama, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The right engine vibrated and a fire broke out in the engine.
Shortly after takeoff from Montgomery, Alabama, the Eastern Air Lines DC 2 suffered vibration and a fire in its right engine. The captain landed in a field about four miles from the airport, where the burning wing was sheared off by a tree. All 13 people on board survived, and the captain was slightly burned.