Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 22, 1946, Kinvara...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 22, 1946 near Kinvara Connacht, Ireland with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion.
- Date: July 22, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kinvara Connacht, Ireland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion
Sabena C 47A OO-CBH was ferrying from the United States to Brussels when it ran short of fuel while descending toward Shannon. The crew made a forced landing in a field at Kinvara, the aircraft striking two stone walls before stopping on a small road. No one was injured, but the aircraft was written off.