Douglas C-48 (DC-3) crash, Mar 27, 1975, DuBois-Jefferson...

Douglas C-48 (DC-3) accident on March 27, 1975 near DuBois-Jefferson County Pennsylvania, United States with no fatalities.

A Federal Aviation Administration DC-3 on a government flight left the runway during takeoff from DuBois, Pennsylvania, went down an embankment and came to rest in woods. An inexperienced pilot was making the takeoff in a crosswind with an unlocked tailwheel. All 11 occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

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