| Date: | Monday 25 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas R4D-6 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 50798 |
| MSN: | 26608/15163 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km S of Indianapolis, IN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Columbus (unknown airport), OH |
The aircraft overshot the airfield while attempting to land at the Indianapolis Municipal Airport in heavy fog. It hit trees while the pilot tried to pull up.
Sources:
Evening Star 26 December 1944, p4
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