| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | December 12, 1949 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Operator: | Capital Airlines |
| Flight #: | 500 |
| Route: | New Port News - Washington D.C. |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3-313A |
| Registration: | NC-25691 |
| cn / ln: | 2556 |
| Aboard: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 6 (passengers:4 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed 1,875 feet, short of the runway threshold, into the Potomac River while approaching Washington National Airport. Immediately before the accident and during the execution of an instrument approach, the aircraft was stalled at too low an altitude to effect recovery. |
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