Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 48 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3), accounting for 324 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
48
Recorded accidents
324
Fatalities in this listing
1943–1988
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-07-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-32925 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 83 |
| 1943-12-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30742 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 31 |
| 1948-12-15 | Limitada Nacional de Servicio Aéreo - LANSA · C-310 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 30 |
| 1950-07-09 | Aigle Azur · F-BFGL | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Morocco | 22 |
| 1958-10-15 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM · TAM-03 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 20 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30734 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | France | 19 |
| 1959-03-01 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2070 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 18 |
| 1945-06-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30746 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 12 |
| 1952-03-30 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C270 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 10 |
| 1943-12-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30739 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Kiribati | 9 |
| 1944-01-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30682 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 8 |
| 1944-08-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30640 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 7 |
| 1943-11-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-32929 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 7 |
| 1977-01-17 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · ETI-27 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 7 |
| 1964-06-09 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · ETI-51 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 6 |
| 1954-04-30 | Darbhanga Aviation · VT-DEM | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | India | 5 |
| 1944-06-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30735 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | France | 5 |
| 1943-12-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30719 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Ireland | 5 |
| 1945-03-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30676 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1953-09-02 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2049 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 4 |
| 1967-12-25 | Thai Airways · HS-TDH | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Thailand | 4 |
| 1947-02-13 | CSA Ceskoslovenské Aerolinie · OK-XDU | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Czechia | 3 |
| 1988-04-21 | Flying Enterprises Inc. · N47FE | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Mozambique | 2 |
| 1944-10-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30720 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 1975-03-04 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2047 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 1 |
| 1945-02-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30761 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1947-05-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-32926 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Ecuador | 0 |
| 1944-12-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30731 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1945-03-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30743 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1951-01-01 | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB · CB-31 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 0 |
| 1944-11-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30649 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1944-11-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30749 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1967-09-01 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2034 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1960-07-14 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C16 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1947-12-26 | Philippine Air Lines · PI-C36 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1943-12-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30752 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1988-05-02 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGT | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1944-02-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30645 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1945-04-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30728 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1944-09-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30748 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1971-05-07 | Thai Airways · HS-TDE | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Thailand | 0 |
| 1944-02-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30718 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1944-06-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30750 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1976-03-24 | Royal Air Lao · XW-TDF | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1945-01-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30701 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-04-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30659 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1945-03-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-30650 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1963-03-04 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-30655 | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |