Crash of a Douglas B-23 Dragon in Dunsmuir-Mott
Date & Time:
Oct 20, 1951
Operator:
Registration:
NC44890
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2746
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing at Dunsmuir-Mott Airfield, the airplane encountered downdraft. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest against an embankment, bursting into flames. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the airplane was destroyed by fire. Both passengers were visiting William Randolph Hearst estate in McCloud, 11 km east of the airport.
Crew:
M. E. Bell, pilot,
Charles Hardshaw, copilot.
Passengers:
C. A. Mayers,
Mrs. Mayers.
Crew:
M. E. Bell, pilot,
Charles Hardshaw, copilot.
Passengers:
C. A. Mayers,
Mrs. Mayers.
