Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 14, 1947 (23 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 14, 1947 near Mt Moucherolle Isère, France with 23 fatalities. Cause: Navigation error while flying too...
- Date: March 14, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Moucherolle Isère, France
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Navigation error while flying too low and off track in poor weather.
The Air France Douglas C 47 F-BAXO left Nice for Paris with a planned stop at Lyon and reported heavy snow near Grenoble. It struck the east slope of Mont Moucherolle. All 23 occupants, five crew and 18 passengers, were killed.