Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 78 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3), accounting for 248 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
78
Recorded accidents
248
Fatalities in this listing
1944–1986
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-11-02 | L'Armée de L'Air · 316410 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Djibouti | 30 |
| 1945-06-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16195 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 25 |
| 1945-02-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16224 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Pacific Ocean | 20 |
| 1946-03-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16211 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 19 |
| 1944-12-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16151 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 17 |
| 1946-04-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16360 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 17 |
| 1944-11-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16143 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 12 |
| 1945-11-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16374 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 9 |
| 1949-02-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16256 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Mexico | 9 |
| 1957-06-18 | Swissair · HB-IRK | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Switzerland | 9 |
| 1945-06-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16230 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 7 |
| 1945-02-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16394 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 7 |
| 1946-10-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16199 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 7 |
| 1945-09-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16350 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 6 |
| 1945-01-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16192 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 6 |
| 1946-08-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16276 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Germany | 5 |
| 1945-04-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16135 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 4 |
| 1962-08-21 | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB · CP-536 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Bolivia | 4 |
| 1945-02-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16185 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 4 |
| 1944-11-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16407 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1945-11-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16261 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Malaysia | 3 |
| 1945-05-22 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16356 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 3 |
| 1944-10-07 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 101 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1951-07-12 | Indamer · VT-CHT | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1945-01-07 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 102 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 3 |
| 1971-11-03 | Compania Aéreo Amazonas · HC-ANJ | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 3 |
| 1945-05-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16383 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1981-12-28 | Fuerza Aérea Hondureña · FAH-313 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Honduras | 2 |
| 1945-09-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16422 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 2 |
| 1945-08-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16176 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 1 |
| 1957-06-09 | Belgische Luchtmacht · KP-6/OT-CNW | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 1 |
| 1944-10-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16432 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1965-01-15 | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo · PP-SPU | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1945-03-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16290 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-12-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16388 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-01-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16387 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1954-02-17 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16136 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1946-06-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16213 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1945-04-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16295 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Palau | 0 |
| 1945-04-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16188 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1974-01-18 | Fuerza Aérea de Chile · 960 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Chile | 0 |
| 1951-01-29 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16397 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1945-05-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16248 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Bahamas | 0 |
| 1945-09-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16182 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-04-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16178 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1944-11-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16325 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1945-01-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16366 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-04-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16304 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1951-01-16 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16287 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1945-06-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16180 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1945-07-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16183 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-10-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16431 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1945-01-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16157 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-03-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16316 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-07-10 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16221 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-03-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16241 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-07-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16359 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1946-01-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16421 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1949-04-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16396 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Atlantic Ocean | 0 |
| 1944-12-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16216 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-08-31 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16342 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-04-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16352 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1980-03-18 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AGM | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1945-06-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16148 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1986-06-30 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · 43-16395 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1981-01-08 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · HEK-15 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1945-01-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16184 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1944-10-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16414 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Sudan | 0 |
| 1953-09-13 | Belgische Luchtmacht · KP-2/OT-CWB | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1945-05-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16234 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1946-12-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16378 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1945-02-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16204 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1944-09-15 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16138 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-05-20 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16170 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1945-01-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16205 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1945-04-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16320 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1945-04-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16354 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1944-09-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-16174 | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3) | India | 0 |