Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 8, 1955 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 8, 1955 near Barnesville Ohio, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Engine failure in flight.
- Date: May 8, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Barnesville Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure in flight
A USAF C-47 flying from Baltimore to Columbus for the Ohio National Guard lost an engine in flight. All ten passengers bailed out, and the crew made an emergency landing in trees about 15 miles east-southeast of Barnesville. One passenger died when his parachute failed to open.