Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 4, 1954 (20 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 4, 1954 near Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée Alpes-Maritimes, France with 20 fatalities. Cause: Off-course flight...
- Date: March 4, 1954
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Off-course flight in snow and low cloud, no wind drift correction applied
The USAF C-47 was on a liaison flight from Tripoli to Hahn with a stop at Rome Ciampino. While cruising over the Alps in snow and low cloud, it hit a mountain slope near Saint-Etienne-de-Tinee on 4 March 1954. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and all 20 occupants were killed.