Douglas DC-3 crash, Jul 30, 1949 (16 killed), Chesterfiel...
Douglas DC-3 accident on July 30, 1949 near Chesterfield-Spirit of St Louis New Jersey, United States with 16 fatalities. Cause: Reckless acrobatic...
- Date: July 30, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Chesterfield-Spirit of St Louis New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 16
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Reckless acrobatic flying by the Navy pilot on a civil airway and failure to see the airliner
Eastern Air Lines Flight 557, a Douglas DC 3, collided in midair with a US Navy Grumman Hellcat near Chesterfield, New Jersey, on 30 July 1949. The Navy pilot was flying acrobatics near the airway and did not see the airliner. All 15 people aboard the DC 3 and the Navy pilot were killed, and both aircraft were destroyed.