- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: April 08, 1951
Time: 1135
Location: Near Charleston, West Virginia
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: Godman AFB - Charleston, WV
AC Type: Douglas C-47B-DK
Registration: 43-48298
cn / ln: 25559
Aboard: 21   (passengers:18  crew:3)
Fatalities: 21   (passengers:18  crew:3)
Ground: 0
Summary: The aircraft crashed into a wooded area, 8 miles NE of Charlston, after making a final turn to land at Kanawha County Airport. Both wings were sheared off and the aircraft burst into flames.
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