Douglas DC-3 crash, Apr 22, 1947 (9 killed), Columbus Geo...
Douglas DC-3 accident on April 22, 1947 near Columbus Georgia, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: The Vultee BT 13 pilot did not fly a standard...
- Date: April 22, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Columbus Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Vultee BT 13 pilot did not fly a standard traffic circuit or look for other traffic on approach, and the aircraft collided with the DC 3.
A Delta Air Lines DC 3 on a flight from Macon to Columbus collided with a privately flown Vultee BT 13 on approach to Muscogee County Airport on 22 April 1947. Both aircraft crashed and burned, killing all nine people aboard.