List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1943

This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 A variants that have taken place in the year 1943, 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 11
A United Airlines DC-3A-197 (registration NC16090, named Mainliner Medford) crashed at Oakland Municipal Airport while attempting to land; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft was operating under contract to the USAAF.[1]
January 21
A US Navy R4D-1 (Bureau Number 05051) struck the slope of Fremont Peak near Flagstaff, Arizona, killing six.[2]
January 22
Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra) Flight 9 (a Douglas DC-3A-399, registration NC33645) struck a mountain peak at 13,000 feet near Chaparra, Peru due to pilot error, killing 14 of 15 on board (only a passenger survived).[3]
January 31
An RAF Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (serial number MA929) disappeared with six on board while on a Dinjan-Fort Hertz flight; the wreckage has not been located.[4]
February 17
A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 crashed at Pisarevka village, Russia, killing all six on board.[5]
March 8
A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 crashed near Bataisk Airfield, Rostov region, Russia, killing all five on board.[6]
March 11
A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53-DO Skytrooper (registration 53) crashed near Luishui, China after entering a downdraft, killing all three on board.[7]
March 13
A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (registration 49) disappeared over the Himalayas with three on board while on a Kunming-Dinjan cargo flight.[8]
March 27
An RAAF Douglas C-47-DL (serial number A65-2) crashed into a wooded area shortly after takeoff from Archerfield RAAF Station, killing all 23 on board.[9]
April 7
A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53-DO Skytrooper (registration 58) clipped one mountain and came to rest on another at 13,750 feet 30 mi northeast of Minzong, India after the pilot made an evasive maneuver, killing one of three on board.[10]
April 29
A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 crashed at Dmitrovskoye shosse, Moscow, Russia, killing all six on board.[11]
June 3
A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L3932) struck tree tops and crashed within Russia after both engines failed, killing six. The aircraft was operating a Chkalovsky-Vologda-Belomorsk service.[12]
June 4
A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L344) stalled and crashed on takeoff from Molotov (now Perm) after the pilot attempted a takeoff from the wrong runway, killing three of 10 on board; the left wing struck a parked Li-2 (CCCP-L3962) and the aircraft collided with a wooden shed.[13]
June 6
A Hamiata DC-3-196A (registration URSS-N) crashed in the desert between Ürümqi and Hami (Xinjiang); there were no survivors.[14]
June 8
A US Navy R4D-5 (Bureau Number 12406) crashed into St. Vincent's Bay shortly after takeoff, killing 24.[15]
June 9
A Soviet Air Force C-47A crashed on climbout from Magadan Airport due to a maintenance error, killing six of eight on board.[16]
June 14
A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L4035) crashed 19 mi from Maksatikh, Tver region, Russia due to engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Leningrad service.[17]
June 20
A Pan Am C-49K (serial number 43-2009) crashed into Biscayne Bay, killing two. The aircraft was operating for the USAAF.[18]
July 2
A US Navy R4D-1 (Bureau Number 01990) struck Table Top Mountain near NAS Dutch Harbor, Alaska, killing 10.[19]
July 10
A USAAF C-47A (serial number 42-23786) was flying in a V-formation with five other aircraft during formation training when it collided with USAAF C-53 42-68785 19 mi west of Hemingford, Nebraska, killing all eight on board both aircraft.[20][21]
July 17
A USAAF C-47A (serial number 41-38730) was flying with five other aircraft during formation training when it collided with USAAF C-53 42-6464 10 mi north of Grenada Army Air Base, killing all 10 on board both aircraft.[22][23]
July 28
American Airlines Flight 63 (a Douglas DC-3-178, named Flagship Ohio) crashed near Trammel, Kentucky after a loss of control caused by downdrafts and turbulence in a thunderstorm, killing 20 of 22 on board.
August 2
A USAAF Douglas C-47A (serial number 42-23957) crashed near Rock Falls, Iowa after a loss of control caused by turbulence and overloading, killing all five on board.[24]
August 11
A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (registration 48) crashed in the Fort Hertz valley, killing all three on board; the aircraft may have been shot down.[25]
August 28
A Soviet Air Force C-47-DL struck a mountain in the Zolotoi Khrebet mountain range while descending through clouds, killing the four crew.[26]
September 5
A USAAF Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (serial number 42-68841) broke apart in mid-air in severe winds at 6000 feet 10 mi south of Sedalia, Missouri, killing all 11 on board.[27]
September 20
A USAAF Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (serial number 42-68739) stalled and crashed at Maxton Army Air Base after the pilot avoided a head-on collision with a C-47 that was towing a glider, killing all 25 on board the C-53; the C-47 did not crash.[28]
September 27
A USAAF Douglas C-47-DL (serial number 41-18566) crashed 11 mi southwest of Lawson Army Air Base after the left propeller, engine and wing separated, killing all four on board.[29]
October 15
American Airlines Flight 63 (a Douglas DC-3-178, named Flagship Missouri) crashed near Centerville, Tennessee due to wing and propeller icing, killing all 11 on board.
November 2
A USAAF Douglas C-47A (serial number 42-24360) disappeared while on a Yunnanyi-Misamari flight with three on board; the wreckage was found on October 9, 1944.[30]
December 27
A US Navy Douglas R4D-5 (Bureau Number 12432) disappeared over the Pacific while on a Nouméa-Espiritu Santo flight with 24 on board.[31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Accident description for NC16090 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-5-22.
  2. ↑ Accident description for 05051 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-5-22.
  3. ↑ Accident description for NC33645 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Accident description for MA929 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 October 2013.
  6. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 October 2013.
  7. ↑ Accident description for 53 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Accident description for 49 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Accident description for A65-2 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Accident description for 58 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 October 2013.
  12. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3932 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 October 2013.
  13. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L344 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 October 2013.
  14. ↑ Accident description for URSS-N at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-5-22.
  15. ↑ Accident description for 12406 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-5-22.
  16. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 17 December 2013.
  17. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L4035 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 11 October 2013.
  18. ↑ Accident description for 43-2009 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-5-22.
  19. ↑ Accident description for 01990 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-5-22.
  20. ↑ Accident description for 42-23786 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 10 July 2013.
  21. ↑ Accident description for 42-68785 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  22. ↑ Accident description for 41-38730 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  23. ↑ Accident description for 42-6464 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  24. ↑ Accident description for 42-23957 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  25. ↑ Accident description for 48 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  26. ↑ Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 17 December 2013.
  27. ↑ Accident description for 42-68841 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  28. ↑ Accident description for 42-68739 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  29. ↑ Accident description for 41-18566 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  30. ↑ Accident description for 42-24360 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.
  31. ↑ Accident description for 12432 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 May 2013.

Notes

^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.

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