Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 19, 1959 (32 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 19, 1959 near Mt Montseny Catalonia, Spain with 32 fatalities. Cause: Flight into terrain in cloud...
- Date: August 19, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Montseny Catalonia, Spain
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Flight into terrain in cloud after deviating from the prescribed departure route
Nineteen minutes after leaving Barcelona, the Transair Dakota entered cloud and hit the slope of Mt Montseny at about 5,600 feet. All 32 occupants were killed, mostly British students. The aircraft was well off the departure route, probably through a navigation error.