Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Jul 19, 1943 (13 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on July 19, 1943 near Malcolm Nebraska, United States with 13 fatalities. Cause: The pilot tried to fly around...
- Date: July 19, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Malcolm Nebraska, United States
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot tried to fly around a storm, became lost and descended through overcast, striking the ground without realizing how close he was.
A USAAF Douglas C 53 Skytrooper flying from Des Moines, Iowa, to Alliance, Nebraska, went out of control in a thunderstorm on 19 July 1943 and crashed in a farm field near Malcolm, northwest of Lincoln. All 13 occupants were killed.