Airplane Crash - Elko, Nevada 09/05/1946
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Elko, Nevada
Date | 09/05/1946 |
Time | 02:00 |
Location | Elko, Nevada |
Operator | Trans-Luxury Airlines |
Flight # | 850 |
Route | New York City - San Francisco |
Type | Douglas DC-3 (C-47-A5-DL) |
Registration | NC57850 |
Cn/In | 9214 |
Aboard | 22 |
Fatalities | 21 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft lost contact with the ground in fog and crashed into a hillside while attempting to land at Elko Airport. A two-year-old boy was the only survivor. |
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