Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 19, 1949 (24 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 19, 1949 near Saddleworth Moor West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 24 fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: August 19, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Saddleworth Moor West Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain following navigational and pilot errors
British European Airways Dakota G-AHCY, flying a scheduled service from Belfast, hit the slope of a Pennine hill near Mossley while descending toward Manchester in low visibility. All three crew and 21 passengers were killed. Eight passengers were seriously injured.