Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 78 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3), accounting for 255 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
78
Recorded accidents
255
Fatalities in this listing
1944–1990
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-12-04 | Air Laos, lsf Aigle Azur · F-BEIA | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 28 |
| 1973-02-21 | Aerovias Urraca · HP-560 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Panama | 22 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100819 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 20 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100733 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 19 |
| 1945-10-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100829 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 15 |
| 1963-12-27 | Royal Thai Border Police, lsf Air America · B-815 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Thailand | 12 |
| 1959-12-31 | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB · CP-584 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 11 |
| 1951-08-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 42-100668 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 9 |
| 1974-10-22 | Projeto Rondon · PP-FOR | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 9 |
| 1944-01-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100696 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 9 |
| 1953-03-17 | Aigle Azur · F-BEFG | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Vietnam | 8 |
| 1944-05-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100689 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | India | 8 |
| 1944-09-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100680 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | China | 7 |
| 1945-10-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100640 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 1944-02-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100693 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 6 |
| 1954-09-12 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CDJ | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 6 |
| 1948-07-14 | Aerovias Brasil · PP-AVO | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 5 |
| 1945-03-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100781 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 5 |
| 1945-06-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100728 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 5 |
| 1944-10-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100766 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 1944-09-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF - 437TCG/83Sq · 42-100801 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Netherlands | 4 |
| 1982-12-12 | Transportes Aéreas Latinamericanos - TALA · HK-2580 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 4 |
| 1944-09-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF - 437TCG/84TCS · 42-100676 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Netherlands | 4 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100803 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 4 |
| 1944-09-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100770 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Belgium | 4 |
| 1953-04-14 | Airways (India) · VT-AUJ | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1982-02-09 | Trans Air Services · RP-C141 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 3 |
| 1952-02-19 | Deccan Airways · VT-AXE | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1959-04-16 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · ETI-82 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 2 |
| 1954-12-18 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV · YV-C-AMP | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Venezuela | 2 |
| 1945-03-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100681 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | China | 2 |
| 1944-03-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100723 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 2 |
| 1961-03-04 | C.E. de Campos · PT-BJC | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 2 |
| 1944-12-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100644 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Belgium | 1 |
| 1944-09-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100734 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Netherlands | 0 |
| 1953-02-21 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 42-6097 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1945-01-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100683 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1954-11-25 | Garuda Indonesia Airways · PK-DPD | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1947-06-16 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C11 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-05-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100832 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1944-10-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100772 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1951-05-15 | Linhas Aéreas Paulistas - LAP · PP-LPC | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1944-09-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100821 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-04-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100804 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1946-08-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100792 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1990-07-24 | Victoria Air Inc. · RP-C140 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-06-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100735 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1946-12-24 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-WDD | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1945-04-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100833 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1972-09-17 | Aerolineas Abaroa · CP-565 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1978-10-05 | Merpati Nusantara Airlines · PK-NDI | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1945-09-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100814 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1944-08-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100636 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-01-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100687 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-03-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100674 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1948-06-21 | Transporte Aéreo Transandino · YV-C-AQC | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Venezuela | 0 |
| 1944-05-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100682 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1944-01-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100679 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-10-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100742 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1946-04-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100740 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-02-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100694 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1945-03-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100822 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1944-12-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100732 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1957-04-17 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 42-6071 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1944-04-20 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100700 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1944-03-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100703 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1955-10-25 | Maritime Central Airways · CF-HTP | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1944-05-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100695 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1944-06-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100752 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-03-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100702 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1967-03-24 | Amerine Turkey Breeding Farms · N54370 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-05-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100824 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1944-02-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100834 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Puerto Rico | 0 |
| 1944-06-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100705 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1945-05-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100818 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1944-09-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100753 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Netherlands | 0 |
| 1967-03-17 | Iran Air · EP-AEF | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1944-03-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-100684 | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |