Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 19, 1995 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 19, 1995 near Independence, New York, United States with 1 fatality. Cause: Loss of power from the right...
- Date: July 19, 1995
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Independence, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of power from the right engine for undetermined reasons, compounded by the pilot shutting down the wrong engine, leaving the propeller unfeathered during the forced landing.
A 50-year-old DC-3 (C-47) being ferried to a new owner lost power from a replacement right engine about twenty minutes into the second leg. The crew attempted a forced landing in a field but struck trees short of it, and the aircraft burned after impact. The airframe had seen very little flying and no annual inspection in the preceding five years.