Douglas DC-3 crash, Feb 26, 1941 (8 killed), Atlanta Georgia
Douglas DC-3 accident on February 26, 1941 near Atlanta Georgia, United States with 8 fatalities. Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board attributed the...
- Date: February 26, 1941
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Atlanta Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board attributed the accident mainly to the captain not checking that both altimeters were correctly set, with the lack of a standard cockpit check procedure as a contributing factor.
Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC 3 NC28394 was on a night approach to Atlanta, Georgia, in fog and rain on 26 February 1941 when it struck trees short of the runway. Eight people were killed and eight survived.