Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 20, 1953 (10 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 20, 1953 near Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands with 10 fatalities....
- Date: December 20, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Agrihan Island Northern Marianna Islands, Northern Mariana Islands
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain
A US Navy R4D-8 searching for a missing PB4Y-2 Privateer struck the slope of the volcano in the centre of Agrihan Island and broke up on impact, killing all 10 crew. The wreckage was found on 26 December.