Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 12, 1947 (26 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 12, 1947 near Mt Burangrang West Java, Indonesia with 26 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft may have...
- Date: March 12, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Burangrang West Java, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft may have drifted off the airway in strong easterly winds, leading to flight into terrain.
An ML KNIL Douglas C 47 flying from Batavia to Bandung descended into cloud and rain and struck the slope of Mount Burangrang in poor visibility. The wreckage was found about three weeks later, and all 26 occupants, two crew and 24 passengers, were killed.