Airplane Crash - Near Centerville, Tennessee 10/15/1943
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Centerville, Tennessee
| Date | 10/15/1943 |
| Time | 23:17 |
| Location | Near Centerville, Tennessee |
| Operator | American Airlines |
| Flight # | 63 |
| Route | Nashville - Memphis |
| Type | Douglas DC3-G102 |
| Registration | NC16088 |
| Cn/In | 1588 |
| Aboard | 15 |
| Fatalities | 15 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft struck the ground nose-first in a vertical attitude while en route and was completely demolished by the impact. Inability of the aircraft to gain or maintain altitude due to carburetor ice, propeller ice or wing ice or some combination of these icing conditions, while over terrain and in weather unsuitable for an emergency landing. |
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