Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 17, 1961 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 17, 1961 near Mt Croglin Fell Cumbria, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into...
- Date: October 17, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Croglin Fell Cumbria, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft flew into high ground in strong winds, heavy rain and poor visibility after the crew lost track of their position; sources differ on whether a definite cause was established.
A BKS Air Transport Douglas Dakota flying a positioning flight from Leeds Bradford to Carlisle struck Croglin Fell in the North Pennines on 17 October 1961 in strong winds, heavy rain and poor visibility. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were killed.