Douglas DC-3 crash, Dec 12, 1949 (6 killed), Washington D...
Douglas DC-3 accident on December 12, 1949 near Washington DC District of Columbia, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Aerodynamic stall during...
- Date: December 12, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Washington DC District of Columbia, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aerodynamic stall during approach at low altitude
Capital Airlines Flight 500, a DC 3 flying from Memphis via Norfolk and Newport News to Washington, stalled on approach to Washington National Airport at too low an altitude to recover. It crashed into the Potomac River on 12 December 1949, and six people were killed.