Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 5, 1947 (23 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 5, 1947 near Georgia with 23 fatalities. Cause: The pilot shortened the route through mountains, with...
- Date: March 5, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Georgia
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot shortened the route through mountains, with possible icing.
An Aeroflot Douglas C 47 CCCP-L952 flying from Tbilisi to Moscow Vnukovo struck a mountain slope in the Caucasus about an hour and thirteen minutes after departure. Search operations were suspended without finding the aircraft. It was found on 20 June 1947, and all 23 occupants were killed.