Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 26, 1946 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 26, 1946 near Lantau Island Hong Kong, China with 4 fatalities. Cause: Descent started prematurely,...
- Date: March 26, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Lantau Island Hong Kong, China
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent started prematurely, leaving the aircraft too low to clear the terrain.
RAF C 47 KN366 was on a test flight with four people aboard, including a Hong Kong Police officer, and was returning to Kai Tak. In marginal weather it struck the slope of a cloud covered mountain on Lantau Island at about 2,900 feet and was destroyed, killing all four occupants.