Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 11, 1980 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 11, 1980 near Athol-Silverwood, Idaho, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: Engine failure during...
- Date: April 11, 1980
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Athol-Silverwood, Idaho, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine failure during initial climb for undetermined reasons; the pilot did not abort the takeoff.
Douglas C-47A N64490 was on a test flight from Athol-Silverwood, Idaho, when an engine failed during the initial climb. The aircraft stalled and crashed in flames in a prairie beyond the runway end.