List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1942
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that have taken place in the year 1942, 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.
- January 16
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TWA Flight 3 (a Douglas DC-3-382) struck Potosi Mountain due to deviation from course caused by pilot error, killing all 22 on board, including American actress Carole Lombard and her mother. - March 10
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A Douglas DC-3-270 (registration NC21750)(Also reported as USAF 42-38257) burned out while parked at Khartoum, Sudan; the aircraft was operated by Pan Am's African division.[1] - May 1
- United Airlines Flight 4 (a Douglas DST-A-207A, registration NC18146) struck a mountain near Salt Lake City shortly after takeoff due to an unexplained course change, killing all 17 on board.[2]
- May 12
- Northwest Airlines Flight 1 (a Douglas DC-3A-269, registration NC21714) overran the runway on landing at Miles City Municipal Airport and crashed while attempting to go-around, killing three of 14 on board.[3]
- August 23
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A USAAF Douglas C-47-DL (registration 41-7803) of 14th Fighter Group struck Moel-y-Gaer Mountain, Wales, United Kingdom while descending through bad weather; killing 12 of 13 on board (only a passenger survived).[4] - October 23
- American Airlines Flight 28 (a Douglas DC-3-178) collided in mid-air with USAAF Lockheed B-34 Ventura 2A 41-38116 near Palm Springs, California killing all 12 on board the DC-3, including American composer Ralph Rainger; the B-34 landed safely with minor damage.
- November 17
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A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-47-DL (registration 60) disappeared over the Himalayas while being ferried from Kunming to Dinjan with three on board; the wreckage was discovered on a mountain in Yunnan Province, China in 2011.[5] - November 17
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An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L3965) crashed shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk Airport due to overloading and wing icing, killing all 20 on board.[6] - December 15
- Western Air Lines Flight 1 (a Douglas DC-3A-191, registration NC16060) crashed near Fairfield, Utah after performing a violent maneuver for reasons unknown, of the 19 on board, only two passengers survived.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ Accident description for NC21750 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for NC18146 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for NC21714 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for 41-7803 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for 60 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3965 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 November 2015.
- ↑ Accident description for NC16060 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
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