| Date: | Friday 14 March 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-3C |
| Owner/operator: | US Airlines |
| Registration: | NC88804 |
| MSN: | 9921 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saint Petersburg (unknown airport), FL |
| Charleston Municipal Airport, SC (CHS/KCHS) |
After having been cleared to land, the DC-3 was seen approaching low and to the left of the runway. This was reported to the crew by the tower controller. A few seconds later the DC-3 struck trees at 3800 feet from the runway, crashed and burned.
Sources:
Air Britain Casualty compendium (pt. 46)
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