Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 9, 1947 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 9, 1947 near Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas, United States with 1 fatality. Cause:...
- Date: April 9, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio) Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure shortly after takeoff
A USAAF C 47 with serial 43-49258 lost an engine shortly after takeoff from Kelly Field, San Antonio, on 9 April 1947. It passed over houses, stalled and crashed in a cotton field. One passenger was killed and the other occupants were rescued, some of them injured.