Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 24, 1949 (22 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 24, 1949 near Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete Cuzco, Peru with 22 fatalities.
- Date: February 24, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete Cuzco, Peru
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
Shortly after takeoff from Cuzco on a military flight to Lima, the crew reported a fire in the left engine and turned back. The aircraft stalled and crashed in flames near the airport, killing 22 of the people on board.