Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Oct 27, 1948 (2 killed), Ed...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on October 27, 1948 near Edmonton Alberta, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: The captain started simulated emergency...
- Date: October 27, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Edmonton Alberta, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The captain started simulated emergency procedures at a dangerously low altitude.
A Northwest Airlines DC 4 (C 54) took off from Edmonton on a training flight in which the captain simulated an engine failure by feathering an engine. The aircraft climbed very slowly at low altitude over the city and crashed in wooded terrain, killing two of the five crew.