Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 30, 1948, Sywell...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 30, 1948 near Sywell Northamptonshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot error during a...
- Date: July 30, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Sywell Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot error during a single engine approach at dusk.
A British European Airways C 47 on a scheduled flight from Edinburgh to Northolt lost its right engine and diverted to Sywell on 30 July 1948. On final approach it was misaligned, overflew the runway at low height and hit power cables before crashing in a field. All 19 occupants were slightly injured, and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.