List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1952

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3A that occurred in 1952, 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 involving military aircraft are outside the scope of this list.

January 9
Aeroflot Flight 203 (a Lisunov Li-2, registration CCCP-L4315) crashed while on approach to Stalingrad (now Volgograd) due to crew error, killing three of four crew; the aircraft was operating a Moscow-Voronezh-Stalingrad-Baku cargo service.[1]
January 10
An Aer Lingus Dakota III (registration EI-AFL, named Saint Kevin) crashed at Cwn Edno due to a loss of control after entering a downdraft near a mountain, killing all 23 on board.[2]
January 12
General Airways Flight 785 (a C-47A, registration N21748) disappeared while on a Portland-Annette Island-Anchorage-Merrill Field cargo service; the wreckage was found the next day on the side of Mount Crillon; both pilots died; improper navigation led to deviation from the planned course.[3]
February 4
A Sabena C-47A (registration OO-CBN) crashed near Kikwit, Belgian Congo due to propeller separation and resultant loss of control, killing all 16 on board.[4]
February 19
A Deccan Airways C-47A (registration VT-AXE) crashed on landing at Sonegaon Airport due to pilot error and possible misread altimeter, killing three of 16 on board.[5]
February 28
A Panair do Brasil DC-3A-393 (registration PP-PCN) struck trees at Uberlandia, Brazil due to pilot error while on a go-around, killing eight of 31 on board.[6]
March 10
A Philippine Airlines C-47A (registration PI-C5) struck a roof of a house and crashed at Lahug, Cebu while on a cargo service, killing all three on board.[7]
March 22
A Maritime Central Airways C-47-DL (registration CF-BXZ) disappeared while on a Saint John-Goose Bay cargo service, killing all four on board; the wreckage was found on August 27, 1953.[8]
March 30
A Philippine Airlines C-47A (registration PI-C270) crashed on takeoff from Loakan Airport, killing 10 of 29 on board.[9]
April 2
A Fred. Olsen Airtransport C-47A (registration LN-NAE) carried out a forced landing on a beach during approach to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, France, after experiencing engine difficulties and severe weather. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was written off.[10]
April 4
A USAF VC-47D (serial number 45-926) collided in mid-air at night with Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 50-1260 near Brookley Air Force Base, killing all 15 on board both aircraft.[11]
April 29
A USAF C-47A (serial number 43-15379) of 21st Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed off "Dentist C", South Korea while on a Seoul to Cho-do Island evacuation flight, killing all eight on board.[12]
April 30
A Deccan Airways C-47A (registration VT-AUN) crashed at Safdarjung Airport due to engine failure caused by possible fuel starvation, killing all nine on board.[13]
May 3
An Aeroflot Li-2 (registration CCCP-L4602) disappeared while on a Yakutsk-Khandyga-Allaiha cargo service with four crew on board; the wreckage was found on May 11, 1952 on a mountain 95 km (59 mi) northwest of Khandyga; pilot and ATC errors were blamed.[14][15]
May 5
A Fred. Olsen Airtransport C-47A (registration LN-NAD) crashed 15 mi southwest of Skien, Norway due to "faulty navigation", killing 11 of 29 on board.[16]
May 13
A VASP C-47B (registration PP-SPM) crashed at São Paulo due to engine failure, killing five of 22 on board.[17]
July 11
A Brazilian Air Force C-47A (serial number FAB2048) crashed off Marau, Brazil due to an engine fire, killing 13 of 33 on board.[18]
August 12
A Transportes Aéreos Nacional C-47A (registration PP-ANH) crashed at Palmeira de Goias due to a bomb explosion, killing all 24 on board.
September 28
An Aeroflot/Far East Li-2 (registration CCCP-L4673) disappeared with seven on board while being ferried from Khabarovsk to Tashkent (with stops at Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk) for repairs; the wreckage was accidentally found 158 km (98 mi) from Kemerovo on May 27, 1967; bad weather was blamed.[19]
October 5
Aeroflot Flight 381 (a Douglas TS-62, registration CCCP-L1055) collided in mid-air with an Ilyushin Il-12 operating as Aeroflot Flight 376 (registration CCCP-L1328) over Skvoritsy, killing all 31 on board both aircraft.[20]
November 14
An Li-2 (registration CCCP-X1011) operated by the Soviet Ministry of Internal Affairs stalled and crashed on takeoff from Nizhniye Kresty Airport due to insufficient takeoff speed; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.[21]
November 22
A TABSO Li-2P (registration LZ-TUE) struck Mount Vezhen in bad weather while on a Sofia-Gorna Orechovitsa-Varna passenger service, killing all 30 on board.[22]
December 4
Aeroflot Flight 688 (an Li-2T, registration CCCP-L4661) force-landed 25 km (16 mi) south of Eniseyska due to an overspeeding propeller caused by improper maintenance, killing three of 19 on board; the aircraft was operating a Dudinka-Yeniseysk-Krasnoyarsk passenger service.[23]
December 22
A Hellenic Air Force C-47D (serial number 49-2612) was taxiing at Suwon Air Base, South Korea when it was struck by USAF Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star 49-0722 that was taking off, killing all 13 on board the C-47.[24]
December 26
A Hellenic Air Force C-47D (serial number 47-2622) crashed on climbout from Jinhae Air Base, South Korea after failing to gain height after takeoff, killing all 14 on board.[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Катастрофа Ли-2 Азербайджанского управления ГВФ близ а/п Сталинград" [Accident Li-2 near Stalingrad] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Accident description for EI-AFL at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Accident description for N21748 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Accident description for OO-CBN at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Accident description for VT-AXE at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Accident description for PP-PCN at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Accident description for PI-C5 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Accident description for CF-BXZ at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Accident description for PI-C270 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "LN-NAE accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Accident description for 45-926 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  12. ↑ Accident description for 43-15379 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  13. ↑ Accident description for VT-AUN at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  14. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L4602 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 21 October 2013.
  15. ↑ "Катастрофа Ли-2 Якутского управления ГВФ (46 АТО) близ а/п Хандыга" [Accident Li-2 Khandyga] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  16. ↑ Accident description for LN-NAD at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  17. ↑ Accident description for PP-SPM at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  18. ↑ Accident description for FAB2048 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "Катастрофа Ли-2 ДВУ ГВФ в горах Кузнецкого Алатау, Кемеровская область" [Accident Li-2 Kemerovo region] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  20. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L1055 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  21. ↑ Accident description for CCCP-X1011 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  22. ↑ Accident description for LZ-TUE at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  23. ↑ "Катастрофа Ли-2 Красноярского ТУ ГВФ близ Енисейска" [Accident Li-2 near Eniseyska, Krasnoyarsk region] (in Russian). airdisaster.ru. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  24. ↑ Accident description for 49-2612 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 May 2013.
  25. ↑ Accident description for 47-2622 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 18 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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