Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) accidents and incidents
CrashAtlas records 51 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3), accounting for 243 fatalities. Entries are ordered by loss of life, and each one links through to the full accident record.
51
Recorded accidents
243
Fatalities in this listing
1943–1993
Years covered
| Date | Flight | Aircraft | Country | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1943-06-08 | United States Navy · 12406 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | New Caledonia | 24 |
| 1944-02-06 | United States Navy · 12434 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 22 |
| 1945-01-15 | United States Navy · 17234 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Philippines | 21 |
| 1944-04-28 | United States Navy · 17145 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 19 |
| 1944-10-07 | United States Navy · 39086 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 19 |
| 1944-11-06 | United States Navy · 39063 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 17 |
| 1957-01-23 | Líneas Aéreas de Nicaragua - LANICA · AN-AEC | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Nicaragua | 16 |
| 1944-07-23 | United States Navy · 39090 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 16 |
| 1944-07-12 | United States Navy · 17180 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 15 |
| 1945-04-19 | United States Navy · 39067 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Australia | 13 |
| 1943-07-29 | United States Navy · 12405 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 10 |
| 1945-03-14 | United States Navy · 17228 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 7 |
| 1961-04-18 | United States Navy | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 6 |
| 1944-09-20 | United States Navy · 39077 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 5 |
| 1945-08-04 | United States Navy · 17232 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Indonesia | 5 |
| 1952-04-06 | United States Navy · 17207 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1946-05-26 | United States Navy · 17144 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 4 |
| 1945-05-17 | United States Navy · 17133 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 4 |
| 1960-02-17 | United States Navy · 17244 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Vietnam | 3 |
| 1944-10-01 | United States Navy · 39093 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Canada | 3 |
| 1966-05-11 | Polynesian Airlines · 5W-FAB | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Samoa | 3 |
| 1993-08-31 | Transoriente Colombia · HK-3220 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Colombia | 2 |
| 1944-03-06 | United States Navy · 12430 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1951-05-09 | United States Navy · 17114 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 2 |
| 1943-08-27 | United States Navy · 12433 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Solomon Islands | 1 |
| 1945-07-16 | United States Marine Corps · 17185 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1945-11-19 | United States Navy · 17170 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Palau | 0 |
| 1947-09-06 | United States Navy · 17093 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-05-30 | United States Navy · 17240 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Italy | 0 |
| 1944-10-02 | United States Navy · 39075 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1954-01-01 | Polyarnaya Aviatsiya · CCCP-H417 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Arctic Ocean | 0 |
| 1946-06-29 | United States Marine Corps · 17187 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Pacific Ocean | 0 |
| 1945-05-24 | United States Navy · 17162 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Japan | 0 |
| 1945-08-18 | United States Marine Corps · 39085 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1945-06-13 | United States Navy · 12408 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1947-10-13 | United States Navy · 12421 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | China | 0 |
| 1945-06-30 | United States Navy · 17161 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1945-02-15 | United States Navy · 39068 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1980-08-01 | J. Rule · N45864 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1943-08-05 | United States Marine Corps · 12411 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Vanuatu | 0 |
| 1945-02-13 | United States Navy · 17236 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1944-12-22 | United States Navy · 39069 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Guam | 0 |
| 1945-05-05 | United States Navy · 17208 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1945-08-25 | United States Marine Corps · 17137 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1944-11-03 | United States Navy · 17184 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Micronesia | 0 |
| 1944-07-28 | United States Navy · 39089 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Indonesia | 0 |
| 1944-07-22 | United States Navy · 17128 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Brazil | 0 |
| 1947-01-24 | United States Navy · 39079 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Canada | 0 |
| 1945-01-09 | United States Navy · 39059 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Papua New Guinea | 0 |
| 1951-02-19 | United States Navy · 17143 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | United States of America | 0 |
| 1959-09-15 | United States Navy · 17163 | Douglas R4D-5 (DC-3) | Antarctica | 0 |