Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 107 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3), accounting for 431 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
107
Recorded accidents
431
Fatalities in this listing
1944–1994
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-04-15 | Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas (Philippine Air Force) · 293246 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 40 |
| 1957-04-10 | REAL Transportes Aéreos · PP-ANX | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 26 |
| 1945-11-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93041 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 26 |
| 1947-10-31 | Royal Indian Air Force - IAF · MA965 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 25 |
| 1948-12-21 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-WDN | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 24 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93095 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 22 |
| 1944-07-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93038 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 22 |
| 1944-09-07 | ML-KNIL (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force) · DT-941 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Australia | 20 |
| 1948-01-07 | Coastal Air Lines · NC60331 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 18 |
| 1959-11-07 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-93074 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Taiwan | 15 |
| 1950-12-30 | Aerolineas Argentinas · LV-ACH | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Argentina | 14 |
| 1956-05-15 | Indian Airlines · VT-DBA | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Nepal | 14 |
| 1946-10-17 | National Air Transport Service · NC38942 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 13 |
| 1951-10-22 | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT · YU-ACC | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | North Macedonia | 12 |
| 1945-10-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92929 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Pacific Ocean | 12 |
| 1955-02-02 | Indian Airlines · VT-CVB | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 10 |
| 1960-01-03 | Indian Airlines · VT-CGG | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 9 |
| 1959-01-28 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile · 952 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Chile | 7 |
| 1944-12-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93238 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 6 |
| 1951-09-25 | Czechoslovak Air Force · D-03 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Czechia | 6 |
| 1966-01-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-93090 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 6 |
| 1963-07-15 | Air Madagascar · 5R-MAJ | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Madagascar | 6 |
| 1946-03-22 | Aeroflot · CCCP-L893 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Russia | 5 |
| 1980-01-18 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-13/96 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Thailand | 5 |
| 1944-06-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93065 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 4 |
| 1962-05-24 | Darbhanga Aviation · VT-AYG | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Bangladesh | 4 |
| 1977-02-28 | Survair · C-FNAR | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 4 |
| 1945-01-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93191 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1945-05-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92981 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 4 |
| 1944-08-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-108930 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 4 |
| 1944-09-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93278 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 1945-04-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93088 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 4 |
| 1945-06-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93230 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Indonesia | 4 |
| 1950-11-25 | Indamer · VT-COI | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Bhutan | 3 |
| 1950-04-05 | Deccan Airways · VT-CJD | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1962-12-15 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-93086 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Greenland | 2 |
| 1957-05-05 | Fuerza Aérea Hondureña · FAH-300 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | El Salvador | 2 |
| 1944-05-14 | 12thAF - USAAF · 42-92992 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Italy | 2 |
| 1945-04-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93172 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1950-10-12 | John Fairfax & Sons · VH-SMH | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Australia | 2 |
| 1944-06-27 | Aeroflot · CCCP-L882 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Belarus | 2 |
| 1956-03-21 | Indian Airlines · VT-CGN | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 2 |
| 1951-08-08 | Trans Australia Airlines - TAA · VH-TAT | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Australia | 2 |
| 1950-12-22 | Canadian Pacific Air Lines - CPAL · CF-CUF | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 2 |
| 1945-01-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93109 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 2 |
| 1964-06-13 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAN | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Indian Ocean | 2 |
| 1970-04-25 | Winner Airways · B-308 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 1 |
| 1960-07-15 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-T-18 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 1 |
| 1953-09-14 | Transportes Aéreos Mexicanos - TAMSA · XA-GIC | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Mexico | 1 |
| 1954-08-24 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A65-50 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Australia | 1 |
| 1977-05-23 | Lineas Aéreas del Estado - LADE · TC-11 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Argentina | 0 |
| 1954-02-13 | Air Outre-Mer · F-OAHY | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1950-09-26 | Air-India · VT-DAT | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1945-04-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92975 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1950-05-17 | Airways (India) · VT-CHB | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1968-03-11 | Força Aérea Portuguesa · 6167 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Mozambique | 0 |
| 1978-12-02 | SMB Stage Line · N41447 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1952-03-09 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 6053 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1944-03-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92944 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1962-09-19 | Iberia · EC-AGO | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Spain | 0 |
| 1944-11-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93232 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-04-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92997 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1944-12-31 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93242 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-01-22 | Aeroflot · CCCP-L901 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Belarus | 0 |
| 1945-08-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93254 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1981-01-11 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGW | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1953-09-12 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2051 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1945-11-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93070 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1952-02-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-93193 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1955-03-29 | Airways (India) · VT-CUZ | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1945-12-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93159 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1944-12-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93099 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1945-11-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92976 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1973-12-13 | Yemen Airlines · 4W-ABR | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Yemen | 0 |
| 1945-03-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92971 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1953-06-30 | Iranian Airways · EP-ACV | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1944-05-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93115 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1944-06-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92974 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-03-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93164 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-12-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93244 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1944-07-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93116 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1957-10-11 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-2/90 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1949-01-22 | Scandinavian Airlines System - SAS · SE-BBN | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Sweden | 0 |
| 1944-11-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93082 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1955-05-20 | Aerolineas Argentinas · LV-ACQ | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Argentina | 0 |
| 1944-08-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93071 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1967-03-01 | Sadia Transportes Aéreos · PP-ASS | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1945-12-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93039 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1945-03-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93107 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1944-09-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92996 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Algeria | 0 |
| 1945-02-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93034 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1957-10-11 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-92939 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93002 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1944-11-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92998 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1994-04-24 | South Pacific Airmotive · VH-EDC | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1944-04-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93080 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Morocco | 0 |
| 1950-10-12 | RANSA - Rutas Aéreas Nacionales SA · YV-C-ARF | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1944-07-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-108923 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1978-11-14 | Yemen Airlines · 4W-ABY | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Yemen | 0 |
| 1984-11-22 | Factury Buying Corp. · N2204S | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1948-12-07 | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA · HK-306 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1945-07-20 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-108905 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1979-09-20 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGU | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1944-07-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93035 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1945-09-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-108928 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-12-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-92980 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1944-09-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-93275 | Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |