Carol Lombard
Date: | January 16, 1942 |
Location: | Near Las Vegas, Nevada |
Aircraft: | Douglas DC-3 |
Reg: | NC1946 |
Airline: | Trans Continental and Western Air |
Flight No: | 3 |
Fatalities: | 22 : 22 |
The wreckage of a Trans Continental & Western Airways DC-3 at Mt. Potosi, near Las Vegas. Actress Carole Lombard, her mother and press agent were killed along with 19 other people aboard. The captain failed to follow the prescribed course for reasons unknown. |