What the records say
- When
- 28 Jul 1943
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 36.79° N, 86.37° W
- Description
- 1943 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 20
American Airlines Flight 63 (July 1943)
1943 aviation accident
On July 28, 1943, American Airlines Flight 63 was flown by a Douglas DC-3, named Flagship Ohio, routing Cleveland-Columbus-Dayton-Cincinnati-Louisville-Nashville-Memphis, that crashed on the Louisville-Nashville sector about 1.6 miles (2.6 km) west of Trammel, Kentucky. The aircraft descended from 200 feet (61 m) until it struck trees, then slid across an open field and stopped in an upright position.
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