Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 17, 1949 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 17, 1949 near La Poma Salta, Argentina with 8 fatalities.
- Date: February 17, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: La Poma Salta, Argentina
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF C 47 on a diplomatic flight from Panama City to Buenos Aires, carrying a US Embassy attache and his wife, hit the ground and broke up in a desert area about 20 km west of La Poma while cruising at 4,000 metres. The wreckage was found hours later and all eight occupants were killed.