| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | February 26, 1941 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain |
| Site | Morrow, near Candler Field, Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), 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. Eight of the 16 on board were killed, including Maryland Congressman William D. Byron.[1] Among the injured was Eastern Air Lines president and World War I hero Eddie Rickenbacker.