Douglas DC-3 crash, Dec 1, 1944 (9 killed), Burbank Calif...
Douglas DC-3 accident on December 1, 1944 near Burbank California, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: The pilot descended below the instrument...
- Date: December 1, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Burbank California, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot descended below the instrument approach minimums and deviated from the standard approach procedure. The company failure to enforce its procedures was a contributing factor.
A TWA DC 3 on a flight from San Francisco to New York via Burbank descended below instrument approach minimums in fog and struck the ground near Burbank on 1 December 1944. Nine people were killed, including three crew, and eight survived.