Douglas C-47D (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 77 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47D (DC-3), accounting for 217 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
77
Recorded accidents
217
Fatalities in this listing
1947–1990
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966-11-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-76574 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Vietnam | 26 |
| 1961-04-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49014 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Hong Kong | 15 |
| 1952-12-01 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1124 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 13 |
| 1953-07-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48803 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Norway | 10 |
| 1954-02-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-895 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 10 |
| 1949-10-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16386 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 9 |
| 1949-02-17 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1138 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Argentina | 8 |
| 1952-06-25 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48723 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 7 |
| 1949-09-02 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48713 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 7 |
| 1949-04-06 | Royal Hellenic Air Force · 43-49249 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Greece | 7 |
| 1972-04-20 | Servicio Aéreo de Transportes Comerciales - SATCO · OB-R-653 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Peru | 6 |
| 1948-03-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16267 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 6 |
| 1949-05-16 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48401 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 6 |
| 1958-10-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48300 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 6 |
| 1952-12-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49553 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 6 |
| 1960-03-16 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48899 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Italy | 6 |
| 1949-09-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49123 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 5 |
| 1948-11-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-77282 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Guyana | 5 |
| 1957-12-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48603 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Japan | 5 |
| 1951-12-04 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-931 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 5 |
| 1952-03-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49343 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 5 |
| 1951-11-07 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48911 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 5 |
| 1950-03-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1065 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Canada | 4 |
| 1948-02-07 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48910 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1972-03-14 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-77228 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1948-12-03 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48467 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1957-11-23 | Air National Guard · 43-49403 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1969-04-03 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49540 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Germany | 3 |
| 1957-02-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49792 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Japan | 3 |
| 1950-11-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49704 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | North Korea | 3 |
| 1948-10-24 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49416 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1956-08-25 | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB · CP-605 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Bolivia | 2 |
| 1952-02-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1078 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1947-04-09 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49258 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 1 |
| 1962-01-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-76663 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 1 |
| 1990-12-08 | SAVCO - Servicios Aéreos Virgen de Copacabana · CP-1668 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Bolivia | 1 |
| 1953-07-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48930 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1952-03-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16257 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1951-07-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-76651 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1961-01-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49367 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Saudi Arabia | 0 |
| 1952-12-21 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49084 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1968-05-10 | Força Aérea Portuguesa · 6165 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Portugal | 0 |
| 1951-04-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49751 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1954-09-03 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48460 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Greenland | 0 |
| 1953-07-04 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48408 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1951-11-08 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49039 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1953-03-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16217 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1953-06-17 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-929 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1952-12-19 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48958 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Morocco | 0 |
| 1951-09-08 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49261 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1967-02-17 | Ejército del Aire · T.3-3 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Spain | 0 |
| 1947-12-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49509 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1951-02-12 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48920 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1968-02-18 | Vietnam Air Force - VNAF · 44-76643 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Vietnam | 0 |
| 1954-09-29 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49083 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1984-01-01 | Fuerza Aérea Paraguaya · 2019 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Paraguay | 0 |
| 1956-09-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49550 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1984-02-28 | Royal Thai Air Force - RTAF · L2-21/00/149 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Thailand | 0 |
| 1951-04-15 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49527 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1954-03-03 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-76639 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1951-09-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-1089 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1947-10-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48810 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Panama | 0 |
| 1952-02-11 | United States Air Force - USAF · 45-932 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | South Korea | 0 |
| 1954-02-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16252 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Greenland | 0 |
| 1958-01-16 | Interior Enterprise · N75391 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1953-11-26 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16353 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Libya | 0 |
| 1955-03-06 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-49549 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1947-05-19 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 43-49248 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1956-03-05 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-77094 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1956-09-13 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-77285 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Germany | 0 |
| 1952-08-09 | United States Air Force - USAF · 44-76273 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1951-06-22 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48416 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1966-07-09 | Ejército del Aire · T.3-22 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Spain | 0 |
| 1951-10-10 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48085 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1955-05-28 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48479 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Belgium | 0 |
| 1949-08-24 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-16330 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | Guam | 0 |
| 1947-12-01 | United States Air Force - USAF · 43-48945 | Douglas C-47D (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |