Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Nov 30, 1947 (9 killed), Ta...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on November 30, 1947 near Tacoma Washington, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft overran the runway...
- Date: November 30, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Tacoma Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft overran the runway while landing.
An Alaska Airlines Douglas C 54 on a scheduled flight from Anchorage through Yakutat toward Seattle could not complete an instrument approach in low ceilings after its crew reported rough engines. It overran the runway while landing at Seattle Tacoma Airport and nine people, including one on the ground, were killed.