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^Note A Military versions of the DC-3 were known as C-47 Skytrain, C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, C-52, C-53 Skytrooper, C-68, C-84, C-117 Super Dakota and YC-129 by the United States Army Air Forces and as the R4D by the United States Navy. In Royal Air Force (and other British Commonwealth air forces') service, these aircraft were known as Dakotas.
November 16: A TAM Peru DC-3 (registration FAP403) struck an ice wall near Jirishanga, Peru, killing all 24 on board; the wreckage was found on December 4. [39] November 25: A Garuda Indonesia C-47A (registration PK-DPD) overran the runway while landing at Jambi Airport due to pilot error; all 32 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.
Douglas DC-3 PK-DPB overran the runway on landing at Juanda Airport in Surabaya and crashed into a ditch, killing two of 23 on board. [2] 24 December 1959 Flight 330, a Douglas C-47A (PK-GDV) en route to Pangkal Pinang from Palembang, crashed in a swamp near Palembang while returning to the airport following engine failure, killing one of four ...
The Douglas DC-3 is a propeller-driven airliner manufactured by the Douglas Aircraft Company, which had a lasting effect on the airline industry in the 1930s to 1940s and World War II. It was developed as a larger, improved 14-bed sleeper version of the Douglas DC-2.
This is a list of pages listing accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 [a], including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list.
The DC-3 took off from Jakarta for a flight to Bandung, Yogyakarta and Surabaya; wreckage was found four days later. [34] 3 February 1961: Garuda Indonesia Flight 542 Douglas C-47 went missing while flying over the Java Sea. All 5 crew and 21 passengers on board were believed to have perished. [35]
Garuda Indonesia Flight 542 was a scheduled passenger flight on 3 February 1961, which was reported missing en route from Surabaya to Balikpapan. All 26 occupants on board were lost in the accident. All 26 occupants on board were lost in the accident.
1949 Arrow Air DC-3 crash; 1949 Mexicana DC-3 crash; 1949 Sabena DC-3 Crash; 1951 LOT Li-2 Tuszyn air disaster; 1953 Kemerovo mid-air collision; 1956 Anadyr Li-2 crash; 1994 South Pacific Airmotive DC-3 crash; 1996 Texel Douglas DC-3 crash; 2019 Laser Aéreo Douglas DC-3 crash