Douglas DC-3 crash, Jan 31, 1946 (21 killed), Elk Mountai...
Douglas DC-3 accident on January 31, 1946 near Elk Mountain Wyoming, United States with 21 fatalities. Cause: The crew intentionally deviated from the...
- Date: January 31, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Elk Mountain Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew intentionally deviated from the prescribed course, and the aircraft struck the mountain.
United Air Lines Flight 14, a DC 3 on the nonstop leg from Boise to Denver, struck Elk Mountain in Wyoming on 31 January 1946 while flying at night in poor visibility. All 21 people aboard were killed.