Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 17, 1956 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 17, 1956 near Oreway Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 4 fatalities. Cause: Inability to maintain...
- Date: January 17, 1956
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Oreway Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inability to maintain height after starboard engine failure, with the aircraft heavily loaded
On the return flight from Knob Lake to Seven Islands via Oreway, the DC-3 encountered heavy to moderate rime icing and lost oil pressure on the starboard engine. The crew attempted a forced landing near Oreway, Labrador, and the aircraft crashed, killing four people.