Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 8, 1951 (21 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 8, 1951 near Charleston-Intl West Virginia, United States with 21 fatalities.
- Date: April 8, 1951
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Charleston-Intl West Virginia, United States
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
C-47 43-48298 was flying from Godman AFB to Charleston-Kanawha Airport with 21 aboard, mostly West Virginia National Guard personnel travelling to a funeral. On the approach in poor weather it struck trees about 8 miles short of runway 23 and burned. Sources differ on the final death toll.