Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 36 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3), accounting for 71 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
36
Recorded accidents
71
Fatalities in this listing
1944–1991
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-02-10 | Faucett Perú · OB-PAV-223 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Peru | 16 |
| 1960-04-28 | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana - LAV · YV-C-AFE | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Venezuela | 13 |
| 1958-09-18 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · CBK-081 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 9 |
| 1944-11-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49365 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 7 |
| 1945-01-22 | Aeroflot / Azerbaijan · CCCP-L963 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Russia | 6 |
| 1991-04-04 | Central Mountain Air Services · C-FQNF | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 6 |
| 1951-12-27 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49413 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 4 |
| 1980-03-25 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6851 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Namibia | 3 |
| 1969-11-09 | Austin Airways · CF-AAL | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 2 |
| 1948-07-25 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49534 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 2 |
| 1991-12-27 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · KK171 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 1 |
| 1952-05-04 | Société des Transports Aériens d'Extrême-Orient · F-BEIB | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 1 |
| 1955-02-23 | Central African Airways 626 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Zimbabwe | 1 |
| 1950-01-30 | Air Nolis · F-BEIH | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1975-05-17 | Motortec Indústria Aeronáutica · PP-CDD | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1965-12-15 | Ejército del Aire · T.3-21 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Spain | 0 |
| 1945-01-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49451 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-07-06 | Royal New Zealand Air Force - RNZAF · NZ3529 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1954-03-28 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349434/FRBDC | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1950-10-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49440 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1945-02-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49577 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-04-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49530 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1967-06-11 | Saudi Arabian Airlines · HZ-AAJ | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1978-09-24 | War Birds of Great Britain Ltd. · G-BFPU | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Sudan | 0 |
| 1953-02-03 | Air Outre-Mer · F-OAFR | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1972-07-02 | Rousseau Aviation · F-WSGU | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Greenland | 0 |
| 1972-12-06 | Superior Airways · CF-AUQ | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1945-05-24 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49402 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1945-02-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49489 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1987-11-18 | Papua New Guinea Defence Force · P2-006 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1951-11-01 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349384/FRBFR | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1971-02-14 | Continental Air Services, Inc. - CASI · N55L | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Cambodia | 0 |
| 1957-12-30 | Ethiopian Air Force · 702 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1972-08-04 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6850 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1966-11-30 | Servicio Aéreo de Transportes Comerciales - SATCO · OB-R-568 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | Peru | 0 |
| 1971-03-26 | Vanderpool Flying Service · N49319 | Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |