Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 29, 1943 (14 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 29, 1943 near Mackall AAF North Carolina, United States with 14 fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure...
- Date: October 29, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mackall AAF North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Left engine failure during a night paratroop mission, with the pilot not jettisoning the heavily loaded para racks and turning into the dead engine, causing a stall and the left wingtip striking treetops.
A USAAF Douglas C 47 on a night paratroop training flight from Mackall crashed while approaching to land on 29 October 1943. Fourteen people were killed and six were rescued.