| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 12, 1947 |
| Time: | 0138 |
| Location: | Near Galax, Virginia |
| Operator: | Eastern Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 665 |
| Route: | Akron, OH - Winston/Salem, NC |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | NC88872 |
| cn / ln: | 3274 |
| Aboard: | 19 (passengers:16 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
| 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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