Delta Air Lines Flight 318
1953 aviation accident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 318 was an accident involving a Douglas DC-3 of the American airline Delta Air Lines 13 miles (21 km) east of Marshall, Texas, United States on May 17, 1953, killing all but one of the 20 people on board.[1]
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Date | May 17, 1953 (1953-05-17) |
Summary | Loss of control after entering a downdraft in a thunderstorm |
Site | 21 km (13 miles) East of Marshall, Texas, United States |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
Operator | Delta Air Lines |
Registration | N28345 |
Flight origin | Dallas Love Field, TX (DAL/KDAL), United States |
Stopover | Shreveport Regional Airport, LA (SHV/KSHV), United States |
Destination | Atlanta Municipal Airport, Georgia, United States |
Occupants | 20 |
Passengers | 17 |
Crew | 3 |
Fatalities | 19 |
Injuries | 1 |
Survivors | 1 |
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