Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 26, 1950 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 26, 1950 near Truckee California, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Pilot error, failure to...
- Date: October 26, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Truckee California, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot error, failure to clear the mountain range
A USAF C-47 on a military flight from Hill Field to McClellan AFB disappeared over the Sierra Nevada on 26 October 1950, and searches were suspended after several days without finding it. The wreckage was found in May 1951 near Independence Lake, close to Truckee. All four occupants, three crew and one passenger, died.