| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | May 17, 1953 |
| Time: | 1415 |
| Location: | Near Marshall, Texas |
| Operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Flight #: | 318 |
| Route: | Dallas - Shreveport |
| AC Type: | Douglas DC-3 |
| Registration: | N28345 |
| cn / ln: | 2224 |
| Aboard: | 20 (passengers:17 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 19 (passengers:16 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed 13 miles east of Marashall Texas, during an approach to Shreveport in a severe thunderstorm. The encountering of conditions in a severe thunderstorm that resulted in loss of effective control of the aircraft and the failure of the captain to adhere to company directives requiring the avoidance of thunderstorms when conditions would allow such action. |
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