Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 7, 1961 (34 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 7, 1961 near Mt Canigou Pyrénées-Orientales, France with 34 fatalities. Cause: Navigational error...
- Date: October 7, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Canigou Pyrénées-Orientales, France
- Fatalities: 34
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Navigational error according to the official report, though the origin of the error could not be fully determined
A Derby Aviation Douglas Dakota flying a charter from London Gatwick to Perpignan struck the Canigou massif in the French Pyrenees on 7 October 1961. All 34 people on board were killed. The French inquiry attributed the accident to a navigational error whose origin could not be determined.