Airplane Crash - Near Galax, Virginia 01/12/1947
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Galax, Virginia
| Date | 01/12/1947 |
| Time | 01:38 |
| Location | Near Galax, Virginia |
| Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
| Flight # | 665 |
| Route | Akron, OH - Winston/Salem, NC |
| Type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration | NC88872 |
| Cn/In | 3274 |
| Aboard | 19 |
| Fatalities | 18 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The aircraft flew into the ground at an altitude of 2,500 ft., 63 miles northwest of Winston-Salem. The pilot took an unapproved route and let down without having positively determined the position of the aircraft. A contributing factor was the erroneous navigation of the pilot which on at least two occasions led him to believe that he was farther south than he actually was. |
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