Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 14, 1946 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 14, 1946 near Luqa, Malta with 1 fatality. Cause: Both engines lost fuel through fuel starvation,...
- Date: August 14, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Luqa, Malta
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Both engines lost fuel through fuel starvation, attributed to pilot error
BOAC Douglas C 47 G-AGHT lost its left engine shortly after takeoff from Luqa, Malta, on a cargo flight to London and asked to return. The right engine then failed, and the aircraft hit the ground, bounced, veered off the runway and came to rest in flames. One crew member was killed and four others were injured.