Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 2, 1946, Barrackp...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 2, 1946 near Barrackpore West Bengal, India with no fatalities. Cause: Left engine failure after...
- Date: September 2, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Barrackpore West Bengal, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left engine failure after rotation
Shortly after rotation the left engine failed. The C 47 stalled, struck the runway, veered off and came to rest in flames at Barrackpore. All 18 occupants escaped unhurt and the aircraft was destroyed.