Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 17, 1946 (13 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 17, 1946 near Laramie-General Herbert J. Brees Wyoming, United States with 13 fatalities. Cause: Pilot...
- Date: October 17, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Laramie-General Herbert J. Brees Wyoming, United States
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot flew too low in bad weather.
A National Air Transport Service Douglas C 47 NC38942 on a flight from Oakland to Newark with a planned stop at Cheyenne was diverted to Laramie in poor weather. It flew too low on approach, struck the ground, and all 13 occupants were killed.