Douglas DC-4 crash, Sep 18, 1946 (27 killed), Gander Newf...
Douglas DC-4 accident on September 18, 1946 near Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 27 fatalities. Cause: Pilot did not follow the appropriate...
- Date: September 18, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-4
- Location: Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 27
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot did not follow the appropriate approach procedure for landing in bad weather
The Sabena DC 4 left Shannon on the evening of 17 September 1946 for Gander, bound for New York. Approaching Gander at night in poor weather, the crew descended below the minimum safe altitude and the aircraft hit trees about 35 km from the airport and burned. 27 people died and 17 survived.