Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 2, 1949 (14 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 2, 1949 near Seattle Washington, United States with 14 fatalities. Cause: Attempt to take off with ice...
- Date: January 2, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Seattle Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Attempt to take off with ice and frost on the wings
A Seattle Air Charter DC 3 took off from Boeing Field, Seattle, on 2 January 1949, struck a hangar and burst into flames. Fourteen of the 30 people aboard were killed.