Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 14, 1972 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 14, 1972 near Mt Sangay Morona Santiago, Ecuador with 6 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain.
- Date: March 14, 1972
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mt Sangay Morona Santiago, Ecuador
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain
A cargo flight from Quito to Macas struck the slope of the Sangay volcano in Ecuador. Six of the seven people on board were killed, and one crew member survived.