Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 11, 1960 (18 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 11, 1960 near Quito Pichincha, Ecuador with 18 fatalities. Cause: Aircraft crashed on Mt Pichincha while...
- Date: July 11, 1960
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Quito Pichincha, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aircraft crashed on Mt Pichincha while descending toward Quito in cloud.
A US Air Force Douglas C 47 on a humanitarian flight from Bogota to Quito for the US mission struck Mt Pichincha while preparing to land on 11 July 1960. The aircraft crashed and burned, and all 18 occupants were killed.