Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, Sep 1, 1953 (21 killed), Vail...
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on September 1, 1953 near Vail Washington, United States with 21 fatalities.
- Date: September 1, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
- Location: Vail Washington, United States
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
A Regina Cargo Airlines DC-3 on a military charter from Fort Ord to McChord flew into a timbered ridge near Vail, Washington, in fog after the crew cancelled the instrument flight plan and continued under visual rules. All 21 people aboard, two crew and 19 military passengers, were killed.