Airplane Crash - Columbus, Georgia 04/22/1947

Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Columbus, Georgia

Date	04/22/1947
Time	10:40
Location	Columbus, Georgia
Operator	Delta Air Lines
Type	Douglas DC-3 (C-47DL) /Vultee BT-13
Registration	N49657 / N55312
Cn/In	9066
Aboard	10
Fatalities	10
Ground	0
Summary	A private plane landed on top of the DC-3 while it was taking off. After rising to a height of 150 ft., the tail of the DC-3 was forced down and both planes crashed in flames. All 9 killed aboard the DC-3 and one aboard the private plane were killed. The failure of the pilot in the BT-13 to fly a standard left hand pattern in his approach to the airport and to keep a diligent lookout for other traffic.