Douglas DC-3 crash, Feb 10, 1944 (24 killed), Memphis Ten...
Douglas DC-3 accident on February 10, 1944 near Memphis Tennessee, United States with 24 fatalities. Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board was unable to...
- Date: February 10, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Memphis Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Civil Aeronautics Board was unable to determine the probable cause upon the available evidence.
An American Airlines DC 3 operating a scheduled transcontinental flight from Little Rock to Memphis struck the Mississippi River near West Memphis, Arkansas, on the night of 10 February 1944. All 24 people on board, 21 passengers and 3 crew, were killed. Wreckage recovery was incomplete, which limited the investigation.