Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 6, 1951 (22 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 6, 1951 near Santa Barbara California, United States with 22 fatalities.

Southwest Airways Flight 7, a Douglas C-47 registered N63439, flew into a ridge of the Santa Ynez Mountains near Refugio Pass while descending toward Santa Barbara at night. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 22 people on board were killed.

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