ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336869
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| Date: | Thursday 16 October 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Strato-Freight |
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| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sylva, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT/KCLT) |
| Gainesville-Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport, GA (GVL/KGVL) |
The aircraft departed Charlotte in a hurry because the pilot was afraid the cargo of baby chicks might suffocate due to high temperatures on the ground. Weather condition were not carefully checked. The crew were not able to locate their destination because of weather conditions and other station interference with their ADF. The DC-3 was found to have crashed into a mountain.
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