Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 6, 1961 (30 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 6, 1961 near Budapest Budapest City District, Hungary with 30 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: the...
- Date: August 6, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Budapest Budapest City District, Hungary
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew error: the aircraft was flown through unauthorised manoeuvres, the elevator was held too long and the aircraft rolled over with a severe loss of speed.
A Malév Douglas C 47 on a sightseeing flight over Budapest crashed into an apartment building in the Zugló district on 6 August 1961. All 27 people on board and three people on the ground were killed. The cause was crew error during unauthorised manoeuvres.