Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Jan 16, 1953 (13 killed), S...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on January 16, 1953 near Stephenville Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 13 fatalities.
- Date: January 16, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Stephenville Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAF Douglas Skymaster on a night approach to Stephenville, Newfoundland, hit the ground about 1.5 km short of the runway threshold. Thirteen of the fourteen occupants were killed, and one passenger survived. The aircraft was written off.