Fort Worth – Dallas – Shreveport – Monroe – Jackson – Meridian – Birmingham – Atlanta

On November 10, 1946 at 05:17 PM, Fort Worth – Dallas – Shreveport – Monroe – Jackson – Meridian – Birmingham – Atlanta experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-3, operated by Delta Airlines, with the event recorded near Meridian Mississippi.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

22 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 22 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 19, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft left Jackson at 1630LT bound for Meridian and the crew obtained the permission to continue at an altitude of 3,000 feet in IFR mode. The approach to Meridian was started in the following weather conditions: ceiling 800 feet, overcast, visibility 3 miles, thunder storm, light rain showers, surface wind northeast 10, thunder storms overhead moving east-northeast, frequent vivid lightning all quadrants. The aircraft was seen to make contact with the runway within the first 1,000 feet, however. it continued rolling down the entire length of the runway with little apparent deceleration. Its forward motion continued beyond the end of the runway and up the western slope of a ditch adjoining the highway adjacent to the airport. on striking this ditch, the aircraft left the ground and bounced over the highway, coming to rest with its nose extended partially over a railroad right-of-way. All 22 occupants escaped unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC20750, MSN 4993, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 32.3643°, -88.7037°.