Douglas DC-3 crash, Oct 30, 1941 (14 killed), Moorhead Mi...
Douglas DC-3 accident on October 30, 1941 near Moorhead Minnesota, United States with 14 fatalities. Cause: Excessive ice buildup on the wings..
- Date: October 30, 1941
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Moorhead Minnesota, United States
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excessive ice buildup on the wings.
A Northwest Airlines DC 3 flying from Chicago to Seattle stalled while approaching Fargo in the early hours of 30 October 1941 and crashed in flames in a field near Moorhead, Minnesota. Fourteen of the 15 people on board were killed and the captain survived.