Douglas DC-3 crash, May 17, 1953 (19 killed), Marshall Texas
Douglas DC-3 accident on May 17, 1953 near Marshall Texas, United States with 19 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after entering a downdraft in a...
- Date: May 17, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Marshall Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after entering a downdraft in a thunderstorm
Delta Flight 318, a DC-3 flying Dallas to Atlanta via Shreveport, lost control after entering a thunderstorm downdraft near Marshall, Texas, on 17 May 1953. Nineteen of the 20 people on board were killed; one passenger survived.