Kunming – Chongqing

On June 18, 1944 at 12:00 AM, Kunming – Chongqing experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC, with the event recorded near Guilin Guangxi.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 13 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 7.1%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 11, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route to Chongqing, the captain was informed that the destination airport was closed to traffic due to poor weather conditions. He decided to divert to Guilin Airport but this one was closed as well as all others in the region. The crew flew over the mountainous region for several hours to burn fuel. Eventually, when the fuel reserve was low, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing on a mountain slope. He placed the aircraft in a slightly nose up position and hit the mountain at a speed of 80 knots. The aircraft slid for several yards before coming to rest. A passenger, a US Marine Officer, was killed, while all 13 other occupants were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration 71, MSN 9013, year of manufacture 1943.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 25.2734°, 110.2856°.