Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 21, 1989, Bronson...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 21, 1989 near Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Right engine fire on...
- Date: May 21, 1989
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Right engine fire on approach for reasons not established in the database entry.
A Douglas C-47A on a flight from Wrangell to Bronson Creek, British Columbia, had its right engine catch fire on final approach on 21 May 1989. The crew landed in an open field, the aircraft slid and came to rest in flames. Both pilots escaped and no one was killed.