Douglas C-47 (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 172 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47 (DC-3), accounting for 1,125 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
172
Recorded accidents
1,125
Fatalities in this listing
1943–1992
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-01-21 | SATENA · FAC-661 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 39 |
| 1969-09-08 | SATENA 742 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 35 |
| 1949-08-13 | Sociedad Aeronautica del Tolima S.A. - SAETA · HK-1200 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 32 |
| 1950-01-21 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM · TAM-10 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Bolivia | 32 |
| 1980-02-28 | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Guatemala | 31 |
| 1962-04-06 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-673 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 31 |
| 1966-01-22 | COHATA - Compagnie Haitienne de Transports Aériens · 4262 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Haiti | 30 |
| 1962-05-09 | Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force) | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Myanmar | 29 |
| 1947-04-08 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV · YV-ALO | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Venezuela | 27 |
| 1970-01-12 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Greece | 26 |
| 1947-03-12 | ML-KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force) · VHREZ | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Indonesia | 26 |
| 1951-10-27 | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca · 0961 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Guatemala | 26 |
| 1947-07-31 | ROC Air Force · 257 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 26 |
| 1975-01-08 | SATENA · FAC-688 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 23 |
| 1962-07-15 | Vietnam Air Force - VNAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Vietnam | 23 |
| 1947-02-21 | ROC Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 21 |
| 1975-08-03 | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua · 412 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | El Salvador | 21 |
| 1974-05-02 | Aerotaxis Ecuatorianos SA - ATESA · HC-AUC | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Ecuador | 20 |
| 1954-12-08 | Royal Hellenic Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Greece | 19 |
| 1946-12-25 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 140 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 19 |
| 1947-05-18 | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) · 1002 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Philippines | 18 |
| 1976-07-03 | Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force) | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Myanmar | 17 |
| 1967-06-24 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAM | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 16 |
| 1965-08-28 | United States Air Force - USAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 14 |
| 1966-07-04 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM · TAM-07 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Bolivia | 13 |
| 1946-03-17 | ROC Air Force · 222 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 13 |
| 1947-09-27 | Royal Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 13 |
| 1953-04-15 | Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force) | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Myanmar | 12 |
| 1987-05-28 | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Guatemala | 12 |
| 1949-11-26 | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA · HK-305 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 12 |
| 1946-12-25 | Central Air Transport · 48 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 11 |
| 1949-05-09 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Ecuador | 11 |
| 1968-11-07 | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Philippines | 11 |
| 1966-01-09 | SATENA · FAC-675 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 11 |
| 1958-01-08 | Transportes Aéreos Militares - TAM Perú · 484 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Peru | 11 |
| 1955-06-25 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 11 |
| 1945-12-25 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Russia | 10 |
| 1963-11-22 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 10 |
| 1971-04-08 | SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Honduras | 10 |
| 1975-07-26 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-654 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 10 |
| 1947-02-06 | Republic of China Air Force · 217 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 9 |
| 1980-08-23 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ235 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 9 |
| 1948-04-10 | Costa Rican Government · TI-108 ? | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 9 |
| 1946-01-09 | ROC Air Force · 264 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 9 |
| 1946-01-09 | ROC Air Force · 237 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 9 |
| 1965-04-14 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ218 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 9 |
| 1961-06-20 | Imperial Iranian Air Force - IIAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Iran | 9 |
| 1963-04-26 | United States Air Force - USAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | United States of America | 9 |
| 1945-01-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Italy | 9 |
| 1952-01-22 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 342 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Taiwan | 8 |
| 1956-03-17 | L'Armée de L'Air | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mali | 8 |
| 1949-12-09 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 8 |
| 1957-02-08 | Indian Air Force - IAF · IJ821 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 8 |
| 1984-08-27 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Nicaragua | 8 |
| 1978-07-16 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-680 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 8 |
| 1955-06-25 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 8 |
| 1974-09-20 | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Nicaragua | 7 |
| 1955-05-13 | Tatmadaw Lei (Burmese Air Force) | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Thailand | 7 |
| 1971-01-21 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-653 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 7 |
| 1963-07-02 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-678 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 6 |
| 1970-12-04 | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua · 411 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 6 |
| 1947-02-26 | ML-KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force) · VHRET | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Australia | 6 |
| 1977-03-02 | Transportes Aéreos de Nayarit · XA-COM | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 5 |
| 1960-01-20 | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI · MM61770 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Italy | 5 |
| 1951-10-06 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Turkey | 5 |
| 1965-03-25 | United States Air Force - USAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Philippines | 5 |
| 1967-11-07 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · TTD-6020 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 5 |
| 1976-04-02 | SATENA · FAC-676 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 5 |
| 1989-12-06 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · 60.. | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 5 |
| 1978-02-21 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-668 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 5 |
| 1977-06-21 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Thailand | 5 |
| 1954-01-31 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-674 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 5 |
| 1968-05-11 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 5 |
| 1973-01-22 | Tentara Nasional Indonesia-AU (Air Force) | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Indonesia | 4 |
| 1972-06-13 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · 6012 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 4 |
| 1964-04-20 | SATENA · FAC-685 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1983-02-21 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-651 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1955-06-30 | L'Armée de L'Air | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Vietnam | 4 |
| 1950-02-06 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-665 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1975-05-03 | SATENA · FAC-663 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1981-11-21 | Fuerza Aérea Guatemalteca | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Guatemala | 4 |
| 1948-04-09 | Sociedad Colombiana de Transportes Aéreos - SCOLTA · C-40 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1963-11-15 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana · ETM-6010 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 4 |
| 1946-01-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 4 |
| 1974-01-17 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 7251 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Taiwan | 4 |
| 1962-05-07 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ245 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 4 |
| 1973-11-23 | Aeronautica Militare Italiana - AMI · MM61832 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Italy | 4 |
| 1961-05-07 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 4 |
| 1948-05-24 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-662 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1944-05-30 | Soviet Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Russia | 3 |
| 1969-03-16 | Biafran Air Force · 704B | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Nigeria | 3 |
| 1948-02-24 | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Philippines | 3 |
| 1949-03-31 | United States Air Force - USAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1951-04-21 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-671 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 3 |
| 1948-12-16 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-77260 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1943-11-19 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 63 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 3 |
| 1961-10-12 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1957-01-03 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Thailand | 3 |
| 1952-12-22 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1980-01-01 | Unknown · N.... | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 2 |
| 1952-11-29 | Civil Air Transport | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 2 |
| 1980-07-02 | Royal Thai Navy | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Indian Ocean | 2 |
| 1983-07-01 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Bahamas | 2 |
| 1986-08-28 | Fuerza Aérea Sandinista | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Nicaragua | 2 |
| 1950-04-15 | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA · HK-309 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 2 |
| 1983-10-03 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Nicaragua | 1 |
| 1960-06-25 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-1023 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 1 |
| 1945-08-23 | Soviet Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 1 |
| 1967-01-01 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 1 |
| 1953-02-21 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF · 296 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Taiwan | 1 |
| 1957-05-08 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ918 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 1 |
| 1973-08-07 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ916 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1947-11-25 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV · YV-C-AHO | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1980-11-13 | SATENA · FAC-1131 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1943-10-06 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 69 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1947-12-18 | Aeroflot · CCCP-L997 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Russia | 0 |
| 1963-10-12 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay · T-21 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Paraguay | 0 |
| 1983-11-17 | Unknown · N.... | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1971-12-17 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ244 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1972-12-24 | Philippine Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1977-05-25 | Indian Air Force - IAF · IJ297 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1985-04-29 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1964-01-28 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-658 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1971-06-05 | Royal Hellenic Air Force · 49-2614 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Greece | 0 |
| 1943-01-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Algeria | 0 |
| 1950-07-10 | United States Air Force - USAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1945-11-01 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Russia | 0 |
| 1959-03-04 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ243 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1960-08-26 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1953-02-06 | Koninklijke Luchtmacht - Klu (Royal Netherl. Air Force) · X-1 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Netherlands | 0 |
| 1965-09-14 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1955-11-26 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ250 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1981-06-25 | SATENA · FAC-1129 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1945-12-18 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya · CCCP-N367 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Russia | 0 |
| 1948-10-25 | Pacific Overseas Airlines · HS-PC103 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1989-02-09 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1961-05-01 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1951-08-27 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ913 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1975-02-04 | Indian Air Force - IAF · IJ818 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1958-08-06 | Republic of China Air Force - ROCAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Taiwan | 0 |
| 1970-01-31 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-669 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1949-08-28 | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB · CB-33 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1952-02-27 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ880 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1992-11-13 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1964-09-15 | SATENA · FAC-667 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1969-02-21 | Indian Air Force - IAF · IJ820 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1986-03-05 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1979-04-02 | Fuerza Aérea Nicaragua | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Nicaragua | 0 |
| 1948-06-03 | Royal Egyptian Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Israel | 0 |
| 1975-05-19 | Indian Air Force - IAF · BJ975 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1943-05-29 | Soviet Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Russia | 0 |
| 1977-05-14 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1958-03-27 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ252 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1965-09-07 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1948-06-03 | Royal Egyptian Air Force - REAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Israel | 0 |
| 1974-04-26 | Indian Air Force - IAF · HJ254 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1944-09-23 | Unknown | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Netherlands | 0 |
| 1948-04-24 | Transportes Aéreos Nacionales - TAN · TI-161 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 1977-09-08 | private · N.... | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1965-09-14 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1965-09-14 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1950-11-10 | Comisión Federal de Electricidad - CFE · XB-KWZ | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1953-05-15 | United States Air Force - USAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Israel | 0 |
| 1971-05-04 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM · TAM-22 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1948-06-16 | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana · FAE502 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1984-12-18 | Royal Thai Navy | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Thailand | 0 |
| 1965-09-14 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1985-12-31 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1969-10-13 | Fuerza Aérea Colombiana · FAC-660 | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1952-08-31 | Transportes Aéreos Tampico - TAT · XA-GER | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1973-10-15 | Royal Cambodian Air Force | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1961-03-10 | Indian Air Force - IAF | Douglas C-47 (DC-3) | India | 0 |