Douglas DC-3 crash, Aug 31, 1940 (25 killed), Lovettsvill...
Douglas DC-3 accident on August 31, 1940 near Lovettsville Virginia, United States with 25 fatalities. Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board determined...
- Date: August 31, 1940
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Lovettsville Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board determined the probable cause was a lightning strike.
A Douglas DC 3A of Pennsylvania Central Airlines flying from Washington to Pittsburgh went out of control in poor weather about twenty minutes after departure and crashed in mountainous terrain near Lovettsville, Virginia. All 25 people on board died, including Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota.