Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 16, 1947 (22 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 16, 1947 near Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Krai, Russia with 22 fatalities. Cause: The wing struck a broadcast...
- Date: May 16, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Khabarovsk Khabarovsk Krai, Russia
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The wing struck a broadcast tower during a landing approach in low visibility.
An Aeroflot Douglas C 47 Skytrain CCCP-L1048 struck a broadcast tower while landing at Khabarovsk in low visibility and crashed. All 22 people aboard were killed.