North American B-25 Mitchell crash, Jun 3, 1975 (2 killed)
North American B-25 Mitchell accident on June 3, 1975 near Dawsonville Georgia, United States with 2 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: June 3, 1975
- Aircraft: North American B-25 Mitchell
- Location: Dawsonville Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the crew misjudged altitude and clearance with the ground, with diverted attention and unwarranted low flying as contributing factors
A Mitchell bomber loaded with 49 bales of marijuana was flown low at night near Dawsonville, Georgia. The crew misjudged the distance to the ground, struck the side of a bluff and crashed, and both crew members were killed in the fire that followed.