Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 17, 1950, Burley...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 17, 1950 near Burley Idaho, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The cause was an engine failure..
- Date: May 17, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Burley Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was an engine failure.
A USAF Douglas C 47D on a training flight at Burley, Idaho, lost an engine in flight on 17 May 1950. The crew attempted an emergency landing, struck power lines and came down in a pasture. All four crew were unhurt and the aircraft was written off.