Richmond – Nashville

On January 1, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Richmond – Nashville experienced a crash involving Douglas DC-2, operated by Private American, with the event recorded near Nashville Tennessee.

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

16 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 16 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: 13, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

On final approach to Nashville-Metropolitan Airport, the aircraft went out of control and crashed onto a house located one mile short of runway. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all 16 occupants were injured plus two people in the house.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC13715, MSN 1241, year of manufacture 1934.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.1623°, -86.7743°.