Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 17, 1953 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 17, 1953 near Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam with 8 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control on final...
- Date: March 17, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Đà Nẵng Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Loss of control on final approach in poor weather
An Aigle Azur Douglas C-47 (F-BEFG) on a scheduled service from Huế to Da Nang crashed in flames a few kilometres short of the airfield on 17 March 1953. The pilot lost control during a final approach in poor weather, and all eight people on board were killed.