Douglas C-53 (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 17 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-53 (DC-3), accounting for 107 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
17
Recorded accidents
107
Fatalities in this listing
1942–1981
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-12-13 | Air Indiana · N51071 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | United States of America | 29 |
| 1949-12-12 | Pakair · AP-ADI | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Pakistan | 26 |
| 1957-03-18 | Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano - LAB · CP-535 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Bolivia | 19 |
| 1960-04-12 | Varig, lsf Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CDS | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Brazil | 10 |
| 1957-08-20 | Indamer · VT-ARH | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | India | 8 |
| 1961-03-15 | Aeronorte - Empr. de Transpoeres Aéreos Norte do Brasil · PP-YQS | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Brazil | 4 |
| 1943-08-11 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 48 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Myanmar | 3 |
| 1978-12-05 | Caribe Air Sales · N25656 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | United States of America | 3 |
| 1944-11-30 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 56 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | India | 3 |
| 1943-11-19 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 59 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | China | 2 |
| 1981-08-03 | SATENA · FAC-1128 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1942-10-10 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 52 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1944-03-24 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 51 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1968-06-07 | Aerodyne Engineering Corp. · N74139 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Mexico | 0 |
| 1972-07-21 | Acme Leasing · N39393 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Colombia | 0 |
| 1965-01-21 | Filipinas Orient Airways · PI-C945 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | Philippines | 0 |
| 1944-02-17 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 57 | Douglas C-53 (DC-3) | India | 0 |