Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 28, 1949 (9 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 28, 1949 near El Bonito Coahuila, Mexico with 9 fatalities. Cause: Poor weather with reduced...
- Date: February 28, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: El Bonito Coahuila, Mexico
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Poor weather with reduced visibility due to fog, leading the aircraft off track
A USAF C 47 on a military flight from El Paso to San Antonio flew into fog and reduced visibility, went off track and struck a mountain near El Bonito in Coahuila. All nine occupants were killed.