Douglas DC-3 crash, Jun 9, 1943 (32 killed), Yanchi Xinji...
Douglas DC-3 accident on June 9, 1943 near Yanchi Xinjiang Uyghur, China with 32 fatalities. Cause: Icing and a downdraft over the pass caused the...
- Date: June 9, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Yanchi Xinjiang Uyghur, China
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Icing and a downdraft over the pass caused the aircraft to lose control and strike the side of the pass.
A Douglas DC 3 (URSS N) on a passenger service from Alma Ata to Tihwa to Hami crashed 20 km northeast of Yanchi, China, on 9 June 1943. All 32 aboard were killed.