Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 5, 1948, Haines C...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 5, 1948 near Haines Cay Berry Islands, Bahamas with no fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel..
- Date: October 5, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Haines Cay Berry Islands, Bahamas
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran out of fuel.
A New England Air Express C 47 flying from Teterboro toward Miami and San Juan ran out of fuel and landed in shallow water near the Berry Islands, Bahamas, on 5 October 1948. All 23 people aboard survived.