Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 48 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3), accounting for 192 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
48
Recorded accidents
192
Fatalities in this listing
1945–1996
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-02-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49657 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 37 |
| 1972-08-16 | Union of Burma Airways · XY-ACM | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 28 |
| 1965-04-14 | British United Airways - BUA · G-ANTB | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 26 |
| 1945-05-13 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49788 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 20 |
| 1969-09-14 | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo · PP-SPP | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 20 |
| 1963-07-01 | Varig · PP-VBV | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 15 |
| 1951-09-08 | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo · PP-SPQ | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 10 |
| 1947-07-29 | Orissa State Government · VT-CLA | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Indonesia | 8 |
| 1951-08-02 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349667/FRBFL | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 6 |
| 1945-09-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49914 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 5 |
| 1945-12-14 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49791 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 4 |
| 1956-01-17 | Quebecair · CF-GVZ | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 4 |
| 1950-03-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49915 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 3 |
| 1945-03-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49912 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Italy | 2 |
| 1965-06-04 | Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya · T-49 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Paraguay | 1 |
| 1974-10-19 | Mabuhay Airways · RP-C643 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 1 |
| 1967-02-21 | Sudan Airways · ST-AAM | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Sudan | 1 |
| 1945-07-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49635 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 1 |
| 1974-01-28 | Bradley Air Services · CF-TVK | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1949-01-06 | Iranian Airways · EP-ACI | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1945-02-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49644 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-10-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49683 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1970-04-13 | Air Taxi Co. · EP-AGZ | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1996-03-30 | LANC Colombia - Lineas Aéreas Norte de Colombia · HK-2497 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1949-11-08 | Civil Air Transport · XT-805 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1947-07-15 | L'Armée de L'Air · 476353 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1980-04-23 | Florida Preferred Equity · N709Z | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1947-07-05 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349875 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1945-01-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49871 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1946-11-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49899 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1978-08-17 | Skyways Cargo Airline · G-AMSM | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1977-04-11 | Superior Airways · CF-XXT | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1954-03-13 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349931/FRBDW | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1954-03-13 | L'Armée de L'Air · 49949/F-RAYC | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1976-12-14 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-AEJ | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1945-04-14 | Força Aérea Brasileira - FAB · 10 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1954-03-13 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349665/FRAMG | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1945-02-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49630 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1964-04-12 | Aden Airways · VR-AAM | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Somalia | 0 |
| 1945-10-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49678 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1945-09-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49905 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1953-11-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49782 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1973-02-06 | Nordair · CF-HTH | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1987-11-21 | Transporte Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay · 2034 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Paraguay | 0 |
| 1945-07-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49752 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1947-01-19 | L'Armée de L'Air · 349882 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1947-12-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49779 | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 0 |
| 1973-01-19 | Trans Nusantara Airways · PK-EHC | Douglas C-47B-20-DK (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |