Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Nov 30, 1944 (3 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on November 30, 1944 near Dinjan Assam, India with 3 fatalities. Cause: Both engines lost power during the...
- Date: November 30, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Dinjan Assam, India
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Both engines lost power during the climb after takeoff.
A CNAC C 53 on a cargo flight from Dinjan to Kunming lost power on both engines while climbing after takeoff in heavy rain and crashed on Mount Digboi, a few miles from Dinjan, on 30 November 1944. All three crew were killed.