The 1949 Arrow Air DC-3 crash was an aviation accident that occurred on December 7, 1949, near Benicia, California.
The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3 operated by Arrow Air, was flying from Oakland, California to Sacramento with 9 occupants, when it crashed.
In command was captain James Garnett, and the co-pilot Joseph Meade Dillon.
[2] The plane then departed from Oakland at 4:46 PM, and was scheduled to arrive at Sacramento 5:33.
[1] Among the passengers were the wife and young son of George E. Batchelor, the founder of Arrow Air.