Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 17, 1948 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 17, 1948 near Shell Pastaza, Ecuador with 1 fatality.
- Date: June 17, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Shell Pastaza, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
An Ecuadorian Air Force DC 3 on a local training flight at Shell Mera swung to the right during takeoff. The pilot's correction overcorrected, and the aircraft left the runway, hit a mound and a tree stump, and struck a building. The three crew were unhurt, but an employee in the building was killed, and the aircraft was written off.