Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 43 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3), accounting for 130 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
43
Recorded accidents
130
Fatalities in this listing
1944–1981
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-03-31 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 08 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 22 |
| 1951-04-08 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48298 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 21 |
| 1946-12-14 | Far East Air Transport · PI-C1 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 12 |
| 1956-08-08 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ADC | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 11 |
| 1980-11-04 | Aero Express · TG-BAC | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Guatemala | 7 |
| 1949-03-30 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48295 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 7 |
| 1947-10-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48296 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Peru | 6 |
| 1981-08-01 | Hémet Exploration · F-BJHC | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Mozambique | 6 |
| 1944-09-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF - 435TCG/78TCS · 43-48391 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Netherlands | 5 |
| 1945-01-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48313 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | France | 5 |
| 1948-07-22 | L'Armée de L'Air · 348281 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 5 |
| 1945-01-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48469 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | France | 4 |
| 1944-11-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48449 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | France | 4 |
| 1944-11-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48473 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 1953-10-17 | Service Impérial de Liaisons Aériennes - SILA · F-VNAE | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 2 |
| 1944-09-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48355 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Netherlands | 2 |
| 1945-12-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48315 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1944-09-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48395 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 1 |
| 1944-09-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48400 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Netherlands | 1 |
| 1950-03-11 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48464 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 1 |
| 1972-09-30 | Spantax · EC-AQE | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Spain | 1 |
| 1951-03-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48483 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 1 |
| 1944-10-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48299 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1968-12-26 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2013 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1965-03-26 | Aden Airways · VR-AAA | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Yemen | 0 |
| 1972-06-01 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 2010 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1944-10-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48272 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1947-03-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48303 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1944-11-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48486 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1946-02-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48320 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-09-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48268 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1946-06-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48561 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1959-04-30 | Air France · F-BAII | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1944-09-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48498 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-04-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48497 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1950-01-10 | Air Nolis · F-BEFQ | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Niger | 0 |
| 1944-12-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48407 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1948-12-15 | Faucett Perú · OB-PAY-226 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Peru | 0 |
| 1946-09-02 | Royal Indian Air Force - IAF · KJ819 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1946-09-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48559 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1945-04-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48332 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1953-01-10 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ACL | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1973-09-27 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 43-6022 | Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |