Eastern Air Lines Flight 21
A Douglas DC-3, similar to the aircraft involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26, 1941 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to an improperly set altimeter |
| Site | Morrow, near Candler Field, Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas DC-3 |
| Operator | Eastern Air Lines |
| Registration | NC28394 |
| Flight origin | LaGuardia Airport, New York |
| 1st stopover | Washington Hoover Airport |
| 2nd stopover | Candler Field, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 3rd stopover | Moisant Field, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Last stopover | Houston Municipal Airport, Houston, Texas |
| Destination | Brownsville, Texas |
| Passengers | 13 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 8 |
| Injuries | 8 |
| Survivors | 8 |
Eastern Air Lines Flight 21, registration NC28394, was a Douglas DC-3 aircraft that crashed while preparing to land at Candler Field (now Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport) in Atlanta, Georgia, on February 26, 1941. Half of the 16 on board were killed, including Maryland Congressman William D. Byron. Among the injured was Eastern Air Lines president and World War I hero Eddie Rickenbacker.