Newark – Miami

On May 30, 1947 at 05:41 PM, Newark – Miami experienced a crash involving Douglas C-54 Skymaster, operated by Eastern Airlines, with the event recorded near Bainbridge Maryland.

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

53 people were known to be on board, 53 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 49, passenger fatalities: 49, other fatalities: 0.

The four engine aircraft left Newark Airport at 1704LT on a flight to Miami. While climbing to an altitude of 4,000 feet, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located 2 miles east of Bainbridge. The aircraft was totally destroyed and all 53 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC88814, MSN 18380, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 38.3918°, -75.1735°.