Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 75 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3), accounting for 192 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
75
Recorded accidents
192
Fatalities in this listing
1943–1986
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944-08-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23652 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 28 |
| 1946-02-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23619 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 24 |
| 1959-10-29 | Olympic Airways 214 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Greece | 19 |
| 1943-11-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23589 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 19 |
| 1986-07-10 | Air Force of Zimbabwe · 7312 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Mozambique | 17 |
| 1944-09-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23783 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 12 |
| 1950-09-14 | Iranian Airways · EP-AAG | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 9 |
| 1943-08-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23698 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 7 |
| 1944-07-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23705 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 7 |
| 1969-05-23 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ACR | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 6 |
| 1959-08-03 | Kalinga Airlines · VT-DGP | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | India | 6 |
| 1943-07-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23646 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 5 |
| 1943-07-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23644 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 5 |
| 1945-04-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23604 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 4 |
| 1943-09-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23711 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 4 |
| 1945-01-06 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 77 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 4 |
| 1943-07-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23786 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1947-08-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-23701 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Japan | 3 |
| 1981-04-02 | Skytrain Air · N258M | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Mexico | 3 |
| 1952-07-21 | Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF · 654 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 3 |
| 1974-11-20 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AAR | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 2 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23638 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | France | 1 |
| 1943-07-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23618 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1974-04-20 | Air Union · XW-TFL | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1944-07-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23769 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-01-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23691 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1943-12-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23659 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1962-08-25 | Jugoslovenski Aerotransport - JAT · YU-ABH | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 |
| 1945-04-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23692 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1952-09-15 | South African Airways - SAA · ZS-AVI | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1959-07-14 | Aerolineas Argentinas · LV-ACM | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Argentina | 0 |
| 1961-03-22 | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA · AP-AAC | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Bangladesh | 0 |
| 1945-03-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23708 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1947-03-20 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV · YV-C-AMU | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1943-08-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23635 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Tunisia | 0 |
| 1945-03-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23582 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1943-09-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23787 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-02-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23776 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1954-04-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-23617 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-01-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23592 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 0 |
| 1943-06-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23784 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-11-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23661 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1944-08-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23720 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-09-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23777 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-10-27 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 78 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1943-08-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23653 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1943-11-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23581 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1943-12-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23642 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1943-08-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23700 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-03-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23660 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-06-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23658 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-09-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23709 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1945-05-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23586 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1943-12-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23773 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-07-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23726 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1946-02-15 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A65-11 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1945-03-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23610 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1943-10-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23694 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1943-07-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23777 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-02-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23713 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1943-08-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23782 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1975-01-01 | Air O'Hare · N9BC | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-07-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23778 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-11-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23723 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-01-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23722 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1943-12-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23593 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1984-09-22 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-4/90/680 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Thailand | 0 |
| 1943-12-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23695 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-10-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23704 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1947-01-25 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-WDB | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1943-06-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23640 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Liberia | 0 |
| 1958-07-13 | Quebecair · CF-QBE | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1943-10-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23584 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-04-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23693 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-02-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-23781 | Douglas C-47A-30-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |