Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 53 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3), accounting for 124 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
53
Recorded accidents
124
Fatalities in this listing
1944–1994
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-09-11 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A65-56 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 19 |
| 1945-03-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48223 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | France | 16 |
| 1954-05-31 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48097 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 11 |
| 1969-05-05 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · TC-28 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Argentina | 11 |
| 1951-10-08 | ATSA - Aero Transportes SA · XA-GOR | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Mexico | 10 |
| 1946-01-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47994 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 8 |
| 1990-04-26 | Manila Aero Transport System - MATS · RP-C81 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 7 |
| 1944-12-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48056 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 6 |
| 1966-08-27 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2037 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 6 |
| 1944-11-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47975 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 5 |
| 1952-04-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48069 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 5 |
| 1951-12-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48144 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Bahamas | 4 |
| 1951-09-07 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48134 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1980-04-11 | Private · N64490 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1953-09-08 | TACA de Honduras · XH-TAR | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Honduras | 3 |
| 1948-07-08 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48256 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 3 |
| 1944-08-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47977 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 2 |
| 1974-11-15 | Orient Air System & Integrated Services - OASIS · RP-C570 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 1 |
| 1977-05-30 | Rhodesian Air Force · R3702 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Mozambique | 1 |
| 1952-08-20 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48077 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1955-01-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48091 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1945-11-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48068 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1968-01-17 | Nigerian Air Force - NAF · 5N-AAL | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1964-05-20 | Fleming Airways System Transport · PI-C568 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-11-03 | United States Government, War Department · NC19945 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1944-10-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48232 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1958-11-14 | Royal Air Maroc - RAM · CN-CCJ | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Morocco | 0 |
| 1947-12-12 | Air Algérie · F-BCYF | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1994-08-01 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 1-041 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1960-03-25 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48100 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1944-12-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47972 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1945-03-20 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48237 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1970-11-19 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C15 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-09-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47976 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1955-12-17 | SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA · XH-SAG | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Honduras | 0 |
| 1949-09-13 | Cathay Pacific Airways · VR-HDW | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1970-08-22 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CCL | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1944-09-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48011 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1964-02-15 | Paraense Transportes Aéreos · PP-BTU | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1945-04-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48258 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Ukraine | 0 |
| 1945-03-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47996 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-08-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47992 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1953-12-31 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48246 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1951-11-14 | Airways (India) · VT-CKU | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1953-01-01 | Jupiter Airways · VT-CHG | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1967-11-06 | Biafran Air Force · 5N-AAK | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1944-09-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48236 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 1955-07-29 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48213 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Mediterranean Sea | 0 |
| 1944-12-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-47963 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1952-07-15 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48140 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1945-07-12 | Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF · NZ3521 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 1944-09-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48231 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1950-04-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48102 | Douglas C-47A-30-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |