Douglas DC-3 crash, Feb 23, 1945 (17 killed), Rural Retre...
Douglas DC-3 accident on February 23, 1945 near Rural Retreat Virginia, United States with 17 fatalities. Cause: The crew failed to plan the flight and...
- Date: February 23, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Rural Retreat Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew failed to plan the flight and keep a safe instrument altitude in bad weather. The company's laxity in dispatching and supervising the flight was a contributing cause.
American Airlines DC 3 NC18142 struck Glade Mountain near Rural Retreat, Virginia, on 23 February 1945 while flying from Washington to Nashville. Of the 22 people aboard, 17 died, including both pilots, and the five survivors were seriously injured.