Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 56 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3), accounting for 166 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
56
Recorded accidents
166
Fatalities in this listing
1943–1987
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961-11-10 | Força Aérea Portuguesa · 6154 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Angola | 18 |
| 1949-01-02 | Seattle Air Charter · NC79025 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 14 |
| 1950-01-24 | Société Transatlantique Aérienne - STA · F-BFGD | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Madagascar | 14 |
| 1948-09-02 | Australian National Airways - ANA · VH-ANK | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 13 |
| 1944-03-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24228 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 13 |
| 1973-05-19 | Air Union · XW-TDM | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Cambodia | 11 |
| 1945-09-28 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6809 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | South Africa | 9 |
| 1943-11-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24271 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | India | 9 |
| 1943-12-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24272 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 7 |
| 1944-11-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24203 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Croatia | 5 |
| 1944-12-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24215 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 5 |
| 1962-01-13 | Ethiopian Air Lines · ET-T-1 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 5 |
| 1945-01-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24195 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | France | 4 |
| 1944-09-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF - 313TCG/49Sq · 42-24177 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Netherlands | 4 |
| 1973-05-29 | Air Gaspé · CF-QBB | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 4 |
| 1944-08-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24176 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 1948-01-27 | TAP Air Portugal · CS-TDB | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Portugal | 3 |
| 1944-11-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24213 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 3 |
| 1943-12-18 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 83 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | China | 3 |
| 1987-03-09 | Aero Express · N49454 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Honduras | 3 |
| 1944-09-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24321 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1948-03-08 | Eagle Air Freight · NC64722 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1951-06-13 | Sociedad Aeronautica Medellin - SAM · HK-504 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 2 |
| 1969-01-17 | Hindu Publications · VT-DTH | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | India | 2 |
| 1944-09-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24317 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1944-09-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF - 61TCG/53Sq · 42-24206 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Netherlands | 2 |
| 1953-09-19 | Avianca · HK-143 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 1 |
| 1946-08-14 | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC · G-AGHT | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Malta | 1 |
| 1952-04-07 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-24181 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Lebanon | 1 |
| 1944-09-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24288 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1943-12-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24227 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1944-04-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24320 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-03-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24275 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1956-01-22 | AVIANCA · HK-303 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1971-04-05 | Vinair · N57372 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | British Virgin Islands | 0 |
| 1945-07-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24268 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1947-06-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24291 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1944-04-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24259 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-11-20 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24222 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1944-01-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24276 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-09-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24281 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Nigeria | 0 |
| 1955-09-21 | Air France · F-BCYU | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1946-07-22 | Sabena · OO-CBH | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Ireland | 0 |
| 1945-04-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24290 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Portugal | 0 |
| 1963-10-23 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-24308 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1967-05-23 | Aerocondor - Aerovías Cóndor de Colombia · HK-503 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1943-10-16 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 84 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1955-12-15 | Butler Air Transport · VH-AOG | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1970-02-15 | Air Congo · 9Q-CUP | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1943-12-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24229 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1945-07-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24209 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Egypt | 0 |
| 1947-06-10 | LOT Polskie Linie Lotnicze · SP-LCB | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Sweden | 0 |
| 1978-07-20 | Aero Express · TG-PAW | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Guatemala | 0 |
| 1944-09-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24256 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1944-08-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24258 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-06-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-24307 | Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |