Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 76 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3), accounting for 289 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
76
Recorded accidents
289
Fatalities in this listing
1944–1983
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-04-08 | Air France · F-BEIK | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Algeria | 32 |
| 1964-01-09 | Aerotransportes Litoral Argentino · LV-FYJ | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Argentina | 30 |
| 1945-09-18 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A65-61 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Indonesia | 29 |
| 1950-12-13 | Air-India · VT-CFK | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | India | 21 |
| 1945-01-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48611 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | France | 19 |
| 1945-10-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48893 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 19 |
| 1945-12-03 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48602 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Argentina | 14 |
| 1949-01-16 | Dalmia Jain Airways · VT-CDZ | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | India | 13 |
| 1946-11-05 | Aeroflot · CCCP-L946 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Russia | 13 |
| 1944-10-30 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48592 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 10 |
| 1949-11-27 | Aigle Azur · F-OABJ | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Vietnam | 10 |
| 1953-06-15 | Lineas Aéreas Costarricenses - LACSA · TI-1002 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Costa Rica | 9 |
| 1957-01-22 | L'Armée de L'Air · 14655/F-RAVM | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Spain | 8 |
| 1970-09-01 | Elleniki Polemikí Aeroporía · 48782 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Greece | 7 |
| 1962-08-24 | Faucett Perú · OB-PBN-659 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Peru | 7 |
| 1947-04-10 | Belgische Luchtmacht · K-14 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 6 |
| 1971-12-17 | Indian Air Force - IAF · BJ622 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | India | 5 |
| 1945-04-21 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48589 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 5 |
| 1949-08-27 | Sabena · OO-CBK | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 5 |
| 1950-11-11 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · 43-6017 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 4 |
| 1944-10-27 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48634 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 4 |
| 1951-11-19 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri · CBK-016 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 4 |
| 1947-09-08 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48721 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1945-05-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48869 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | China | 3 |
| 1946-03-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48775 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Hungary | 3 |
| 1944-12-26 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48718 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Belgium | 2 |
| 1965-01-14 | Türk Hava Kuvvetleri (Turkish Air Force) · CBK-04 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Turkey | 1 |
| 1964-12-24 | Servicio Aéreo de Transportes Comerciales - SATCO · OB-R-654 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Peru | 1 |
| 1950-06-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48885 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 1 |
| 1945-07-08 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6847 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 1 |
| 1946-06-25 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6883 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1944-11-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48605 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-04-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48720 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1970-02-12 | Aero Aysen · CC-CBT | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Chile | 0 |
| 1944-09-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48712 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-04-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48623 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1944-12-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48890 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1964-03-14 | Faucett Perú · OB-PAX-224 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Peru | 0 |
| 1945-03-23 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48597 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1944-12-17 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48889 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1961-04-14 | L'Armée de L'Air · 348823/FRASE | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1970-07-23 | Lao Airlines - S.A. de Transports Aériens · XW-TDO | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Laos | 0 |
| 1950-05-26 | VASP - Viação Aérea São Paulo · PP-SRV | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1945-02-16 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6845 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1981-08-27 | RRC Air Services · ET-AGX | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Ethiopia | 0 |
| 1945-02-06 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48593 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1953-07-16 | South African Air Force - SAAF · 6846 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | South Africa | 0 |
| 1969-09-19 | L'Armée de L'Air · 14654/F-SCIB | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-04-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48628 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1945-02-02 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48771 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1945-07-25 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48733 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1964-06-25 | Fuerza Aérea Argentina - FAA · T-30 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Argentina | 0 |
| 1945-06-01 | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF · A65-62 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1961-09-13 | United Nations - UN · UN-209 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1963-05-22 | Air Algérie · F-OAVR | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Algeria | 0 |
| 1978-05-30 | Oneida · TG-LAM | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Guatemala | 0 |
| 1976-05-31 | Ethiopian Airlines · ET-ADC | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Eritrea | 0 |
| 1945-06-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48625 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-04-11 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48734 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1944-10-07 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48780 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Greenland | 0 |
| 1983-12-13 | Philair · RP-C287 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1958-10-22 | Hunting Aerosurveys · G-AMVB | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Iran | 0 |
| 1945-10-01 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48878 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1945-03-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48903 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1960-03-05 | Don Everall Aviation · G-AMSF | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1945-01-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48727 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United Kingdom | 0 |
| 1944-11-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48626 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1967-06-05 | United Nations - UN · UNO 8680 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Israel | 0 |
| 1945-05-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48880 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |
| 1944-12-28 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48633 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1958-12-01 | Belgische Luchtmacht · K-18/OT-CWH | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1961-05-06 | United Arab Airlines - UAA · SU-ALP | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Syria | 0 |
| 1977-02-17 | SATENA · FAC-1125 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1945-01-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48635 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1944-09-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48618 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-07-05 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-48600 | Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) | France | 0 |