Detroit – Cleveland – Akron – Winston-Salem

On January 12, 1947 at 01:38 AM, Detroit – Cleveland – Akron – Winston-Salem experienced a crash involving Douglas C-49 (DC-3), operated by Eastern Airlines, with the event recorded near Galax Virginia.

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

19 people were known to be on board, 18 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 94.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 16, passenger fatalities: 15, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising at the altitude of 2,500 feet in bad weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located near Galax. A passenger was seriously injured while 18 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC88872, MSN 3274, year of manufacture 1941.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 36.6612°, -80.9240°.