Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 27 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3), accounting for 118 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
27
Recorded accidents
118
Fatalities in this listing
1942–2001
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958-08-12 | All Nippon Airways - ANA · JA5045 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Japan | 33 |
| 1954-03-25 | Aeronaves de México · XA-GUN | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Mexico | 18 |
| 1962-02-04 | Faucett Perú · OB-PBH-530 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Peru | 18 |
| 1957-09-15 | Northeast Airlines 285 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | United States of America | 12 |
| 1948-02-12 | Det Danske Luftfartselskab - DDL · OY-DCI | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Germany | 12 |
| 1960-09-28 | Mexicana de Aviación · XA-HUS | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Mexico | 8 |
| 1951-11-19 | Devlet Hava Yollari - DHY · TC-ACA | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Egypt | 5 |
| 1951-03-22 | Cruzeiro do Sul · PP-CCX | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Brazil | 3 |
| 1943-03-11 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 53 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | China | 3 |
| 1952-12-25 | AVENSA · YV-C-AVX | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Venezuela | 3 |
| 1959-11-22 | Navegação Aérea Brasileira - NAB · PP-NAZ | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Brazil | 2 |
| 1943-04-07 | China National Aviation Corporation - CNAC · 58 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | India | 1 |
| 1977-03-25 | Island Traders · N692A | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | U.S. Virgin Islands | 0 |
| 1945-03-25 | Pan American Airways (Pan Am), lsf USAAF · 42-6455 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 1944-01-29 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-6496 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1942-11-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-47382 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Algeria | 0 |
| 1958-04-10 | Iberia · EC-ABN | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Spain | 0 |
| 1965-01-22 | Panair do Brasil · PP-PEE | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1946-06-12 | Iberia · EC-CAZ | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Spain | 0 |
| 1982-12-05 | Paul Grossman · N163E | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-04-12 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-20056 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Myanmar | 0 |
| 1976-09-01 | Ejército del Aire · T.3-57 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Spain | 0 |
| 1942-02-04 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 41-20051 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Australia | 0 |
| 1943-05-18 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-6482 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Algeria | 0 |
| 1947-11-13 | Air-India · VT-ATI | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | India | 0 |
| 2001-12-01 | Congo Communications · ZS-OJD | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | Congo (Democratic Republic) | 0 |
| 1942-09-16 | United States Army Air Force - USAAF · 42-15872 | Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |