Douglas DC-3 crash, Jan 18, 1946 (17 killed), Cheshire Co...
Douglas DC-3 accident on January 18, 1946 near Cheshire Connecticut, United States with 17 fatalities. Cause: Engine fire followed by wing separation..
- Date: January 18, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Cheshire Connecticut, United States
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine fire followed by wing separation.
Eastern Air Lines Flight 105, a DC 3 on a scheduled LaGuardia to Boston service, suffered a fire in its left engine about thirty minutes into the flight. The fire spread, the engine separated, part of the wing collapsed, and the aircraft crashed in flames in a field at Cheshire, Connecticut. All 17 people aboard were killed.