| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3C) |
| Owner/operator: | International Air Freight |
| Registration: | NC54451 |
| MSN: | 25318/13873 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Harrington, DL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | New York (unknown airport), NY |
| Raleigh/Durham Airport, NC (RDU/KRDU) |
The aircraft diverted to Harrington because of no. 2 engine rpm reduction. The DC-3 approached downwind, overshot and struck some trees. In appeared that there were nearly 2 ounces of water in the carburetor fuel passages.
Sources:
The Evening Independent 6 February 1947, p12
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