Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 9, 1948, Greenland
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 9, 1948 near Greenland with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure..
- Date: December 9, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Greenland
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure.
The C 47 suffered an engine failure in flight and made an emergency landing, crash landing on the Greenland icecap. Rescue attempts failed, and on 27 December 1948 a ski equipped C 47 evacuated all six crew. The aircraft was abandoned on site.