▁crash ed ▁at ▁Gal ax , ▁Virginia ▁after ▁the ▁pilot ▁devi ated ▁from ▁the ▁flight ▁route , ▁killing ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁ 1 9 ▁on ▁board . ▁▁ 3 0 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 0 5 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 4 ▁en ▁route ▁from ▁New ark ▁to ▁Miami , ▁crash ed ▁near ▁B ain bridge , ▁Maryland , ▁killing ▁all ▁ 5 3 ▁ab o ard . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 0 5 ▁was ▁the ▁dead liest ▁crash ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁av iation ▁history . ▁" L oss ▁of ▁control " ▁was ▁c ited ▁as ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁crash . ▁▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 8 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 5 7 2 , ▁a ▁Douglas ▁DC - 3 - 2 0 1 F ▁( NC 2 8 3 8 4 ), ▁crash ed ▁at ▁Ox on ▁Hill , ▁Maryland ▁after ▁striking ▁trees ▁while ▁on ▁approach ▁to ▁Washington ▁National ▁Airport , ▁killing ▁five ▁of ▁nine ▁on ▁board ; ▁the ▁aircraft ▁was ▁flying ▁too ▁low . ▁▁ 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 8 : ▁Fl ight ▁ 6 1 1 , ▁a ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 6 4 9 ▁Const ell ation ▁( NC 1 1 2 A ), ▁suffered ▁a ▁prop eller ▁bla de ▁separation ▁over ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean ▁ 1 5 6   mi ▁off ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Georgia . ▁Three ▁hours ▁after ▁take off , ▁the ▁number ▁three ▁prop eller ▁failed