Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 28 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3), accounting for 81 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
28
Recorded accidents
81
Fatalities in this listing
1943–1993
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24077 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | France | 21 |
| 1963-06-10 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ACS | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | China | 20 |
| 1943-11-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24030 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 5 |
| 1945-03-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24038 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 5 |
| 1948-07-08 | Armada Argentina, Comando de Aviación Naval · 0260/2-Gt-19 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Argentina | 5 |
| 1961-09-06 | REAL Transportes Aéreos · PP-AVL | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 4 |
| 1953-09-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-24067 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | France | 4 |
| 1943-11-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24028 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 1943-11-26 | Soviet Air Force | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Russia | 4 |
| 1952-09-15 | Kalinga Airlines · VT-CGB | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Sudan | 3 |
| 1993-01-14 | Central Mountain Air Services · C-FAAM | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 2 |
| 1981-06-17 | Taxi Aéreo El Venado · HK-1078 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 2 |
| 1944-09-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF - 436TCG/80Sq · 42-24066 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Netherlands | 1 |
| 1943-11-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24018 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 1 |
| 1944-07-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24075 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-01-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24051 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1949-07-11 | Hong Kong Airways · VR-HDQ | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 0 |
| 1945-02-20 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24006 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1951-12-24 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 42-6058 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1944-04-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24029 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1981-03-16 | Air Inuit · C-FIRW | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1945-05-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24027 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1950-03-28 | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze · SP-LCC | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Poland | 0 |
| 1945-01-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24045 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1944-09-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24044 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1945-01-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24020 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-03-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24019 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1947-01-01 | Reeve Aleutian Airways · NC46567 | Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |