Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 18, 1944 (19 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 18, 1944 near Denali National Park Alaska, United States with 19 fatalities.
- Date: September 18, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Denali National Park Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
On 18 September 1944 a USAAF Douglas C 47 (43-15738) flying from Anchorage to Fairbanks struck Mount Deception, about 16 miles east of Mount McKinley, and all 19 people aboard were killed. The National Park Service account gives no investigation cause, only that the aircraft struck the mountain.