Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 8, 1946 (17 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 8, 1946 near Mt Hei Cho Shaanxi, China with 17 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
- Date: April 8, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Hei Cho Shaanxi, China
- Fatalities: 17
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain
A USAAF C 47B (43-16360) flying from Chongqing to Yan'an hit the slope of Mount Hei Cho, southwest of Yan'an, while starting its descent on 8 April 1946. All 17 people on board were killed, including senior Chinese Communist Party figures Bo Gu, Ye Ting, Wang Ruofei and Deng Fa. The aircraft was destroyed.