Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 9, 1962 (10 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 9, 1962 near Montevideo-Carrasco Montevideo City District, Uruguay with 10 fatalities. Cause: A...
- Date: October 9, 1962
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Montevideo-Carrasco Montevideo City District, Uruguay
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A maintenance error is given as the cause of the crash on takeoff during the certificate of airworthiness test flight.
A PLUNA Douglas C 47 on a test flight needed for its certificate of airworthiness crashed during takeoff from Carrasco Airport in Montevideo and caught fire. All 10 people aboard were killed. A maintenance error is given as the cause.