List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1947

This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 A variants that have taken place in the year 1947, 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 BOAC C-47A crashed at Stowting, Kent crashed while attempting to land at Lympne Airport after multiple diversions caused by bad weather, killing eight of 16 on board.
January 12
Eastern Airlines Flight 663 (a C-49-DO, registration NC88872) crashed at Galax, Virginia after the pilot intentionally deviated from the flight route and got lost, killing 18 of 19 on board.[1]
January 22
An Avianca C-53B (registration C-108) crashed in the jungle near Puesto Aruajo, Colombia, killing all 17 on board; the wreckage was found a week later.[2]
January 25
A Philippine Airlines C-47A (registration PI-C12) struck Mount Parker while approaching Hong Kong, killing all four crew.[3]
January 25
A Spencer Airways Dakota crashed on takeoff from Croydon Airport due to pilot error, killing 12 of 23 on board. The aircraft struck a parked CSA C-47, which caught fire and was written off.
January 26
A KLM DC-3C (registration PH-TCR) crashed on takeoff from Kastrup Airport due to locked elevators caused by ground personnel error, killing all 22 on board including Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and American opera singer Grace Moore.[4]
February 1
An Air France C-47A (registration F-BAXQ) struck Serra de Cintra in bad weather while on approach to Lisbon, killing 15 of 16 on board.[5]
February 5
An International Air Freight C-47A (registration NC54451) crashed at Harrington, Delaware after an engine lost power due to fuel contamination, killing one of three crew on board.[6]
February 24
A United Air Lines DC-3A-197E (NC33646) crashed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[7]
March 5
Aeroflot Flight 34 (a C-47, CCCP-L952) disappeared while operating a Moscow-Tbilisi passenger service; the aircraft was found on June 20 on a mountain in the North Caucasus Mountains; all 23 on board died. The pilot, who wanted to land on time, straightened his route through the mountains and the aircraft encountered possible icing conditions.[8]
March 8
A VIARCO C-47-DL (registration C-400) went missing near Bogotá over mountains with nine on board.[9]
March 14
An Air France C-47A (registration F-BAXO) struck Mont Moucherolle due to a navigation error, killing all 23 on board.[10]
April 13
An Aeroflot/Krasnoyarsk C-47-DL (registration CCCP-L1204) force-landed in tundra near Volochanka due to engine failure; all 37 on board survived, but nine died while searching for help; the 28 survivors were rescued three weeks later.[11]
April 22
A Delta Air Lines DC-3C (registration NC49657) crashed at Columbus, Georgia after a private Vultee BT-13 (NC55312) landed on it while taking off, killing all eight on board the DC-3; the BT-13 also crashed, killing the pilot.[12]
May 16
An Aeroflot/Far East C-47 (CCCP-L1048) crashed at Khabarovsk after a wing struck a broadcast station tower while landing in low visibility, killing all 22 on board.[13]
May 29
A Air Iceland C-47A (registration TF-ISI) crashed at Hjedinsfjordir, Iceland in bad weather, killing all 25 on board.[14]
June 21
An Aeroflot/Ukraine Li-2 (CCCP-L4138) ditched in Karkinitsky Bay due to a loss of engine power, killing eight of 29 on board.[15][16]
July 13
A Burke Air Transport DC-3C (registration NC79024) crashed near Melbourne, Florida due to crew fatigue, killing 14 of 26 on board.[17]
August 8
An American Airlines DC-3C (registration NX88787) crashed at LaGuardia Airport due to pilot error, killing three of five on board.[18]
August 9
An AB Aerotransport DC-3F (registration SE-BAY) overran the runway on landing at Malmo, Sweden, killing one of five on board.[19]
August 13
A TARS Li-2 (registration YR-TAV) crashed at Baneasa Airport, killing three.[20]
November 21
A TARS Li-2P (registration YR-TAI) struck Tabor Peak in fog due to radio failure, killing 13 of 26 on board.[21]
November 27
JUSTA Flight 247 (an Li-2P, registration YU-BAD) struck a mountain near Rumija, Montenegro in a freak snowstorm, killing all 23 on board.[22]
December 18
An Aeroflot C-47 (CCCP-L997) crashed near Teply Stan, Moscow region during a test flight due to crew error; the casualty count was unknown.[23]
December 27
An Air India C-48-DO (registration VT-AUG) crashed at Korangi Creek, Pakistan due to instrument malfunction, killing all 23 on board.
December 30
An Aeroflot/Moscow Li-2 (CCCP-L4214) struck a mountain 20 km north of Zlatoust, killing all six on board.[24][25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Accident description for NC88872 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Accident description for C-108 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Accident description for PI-C12 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Accident description for PH-TCR at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Accident description for F-BAXQ at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  6. ↑ Accident description for NC54451 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  7. ↑ Accident description for NC33646 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2014-11-21.
  8. ↑ Катастрофа С-47 Грузинского управления ГВФ в горах Северного Кавказа [Accident C-47 near North Caucasus mountains] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  9. ↑ Accident description for C-400 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  10. ↑ Accident description for F-BAXO at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  11. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L1204 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  12. ↑ Accident description for NC49657 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  13. ↑ Катастрофа С-47 ДВ УГВФ в Хабаровске [Accident C-47 Khabarovsk] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  14. ↑ Accident description for TF-ISI at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  15. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Украинского управления ГВФ в Каркинитском заливе [Accident Li-2 Karkinitsky Bay] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  16. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L4138 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2016-2-18.
  17. ↑ Accident description for NC79024 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  18. ↑ Accident description for NX88787 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  19. ↑ Accident description for SE-BAY at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  20. ↑ Accident description for YR-TAV at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  21. ↑ Accident description for YR-TAI at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  22. ↑ Accident description for YU-BAD at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 25 June 2013.
  23. ↑ Катастрофа С-47 в районе Теплого Стана [Accident C-47 near Teply Stan] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  24. ↑ Катастрофа Ли-2 Московского управления ГВФ близ Златоуста [Accident Li-2 near Zlatousta] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 2014-11-14.
  25. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L4214 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2016-2-18.

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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