Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 3, 1956 (21 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 3, 1956 near Lom nad Rimavicou Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia with 21 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft...
- Date: July 3, 1956
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Lom nad Rimavicou Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft lost control in turbulence within a thunderstorm.
A Czechoslovak Air Force Douglas C 47 on a military flight from Pardubice to Presov flew into a thunderstorm while cruising at about 3,000 meters. Control was lost in the turbulence, and the aircraft dove into a field, killing all 21 people on board. Sources differ on the location of the storm area.