Fort Bragg - Fort Bragg

On March 8, 1973 at 09:10 AM, Fort Bragg - Fort Bragg experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by United States Army, with the event recorded near Silk Hope North Carolina.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 11, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is other causes. The aircraft was engaged in a training sortie from Fort Bragg-Simmons AAF and was carrying 11 members of the USA Army Parachute Team Golden Knights, two pilots and a crew chief. About an hour after its departure, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in an open field. All 14 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 0-50781, MSN 14953/26398, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 35.7810°, -79.3700°.