Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, Jan 2, 1944 (3 killed), Mines...
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on January 2, 1944 near Mines AFB California, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot entered ground fog during...
- Date: January 2, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
- Location: Mines AFB California, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot entered ground fog during a go around at about 75 feet and struck power lines.
A USAAF Douglas C 49 cargo flight from McClellan Field, Sacramento, to Mines Field, Los Angeles, went around on approach in ground fog on 2 January 1944 and struck power lines. The aircraft then crashed near the airport, and both pilots and a motorist on the ground were killed.