List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1966

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3^A that occurred in 1966, 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

• January 1: Two Garuda Douglas C-47's collided in mid-air near Palembang, killing all 34 on board both aircraft.^[1][2]
• January 13: A USAF Douglas C-47A (registration 42-93030) struck the side of Mount Helmos, Greece, killing six of ten on board; the wreckage was found two days later.^[3]

February

• February 2: A US Navy Douglas LC-47J (registration 50832) stalled and crashed on landing at Byrd Station, Antarctica and caught fire, killing all six on board.^[4]

April

• April 1: A private Douglas TC-47K (registration N91375) burned out after landing at Litchfield Park Naval Air Station, Arizona, due to an engine fire of undetermined causes; both pilots survived.^[5]
• April 17: A Douglas C-47A (registration N8744R) operated by Continental Air Services, Inc crashed at Sam Neua, Laos while on a supply drop mission in Laos, killing both pilots.^[6]

May

• May 11: A Douglas R4D-5 (registration 5W-FAB) operated by Polynesian Airlines crashed at Apolima Strait, Samoa after a door separated and struck the tail and caused a loss of control while on a training flight, killing all three on board.^[7]

June

• June 3: A USAF Douglas AC-47D Spooky (registration 43-48925) crashed in flames near Ban Phakat, Laos while on a mission over Khommouane Province, killing all six on board.^[8]
• June 27: A Douglas DC-3 (registration N17337) operated by Aeronaut Air Services stalled and crashed at Long Beach, Mississippi after an engine failure caused by improper maintenance, killing two of 12 on board.^[9]
• June 29: Philippine Airlines Flight 785 (a Douglas C-47A, registration PI-C17) crashed in a ravine near Sablayan, Philippines due to weather and pilot error, killing 26 of 28 on board.^[10]

July

• July 15: A Douglas C-47A (registration PP-YPT) operated by REAL Transportes Aereos crash-landed in a field at Campo Largo, Brazil; all 20 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.^[11]
• July 25: A USMC Douglas C-117D (registration 17211) stalled and crashed on takeoff from Da Nang, Vietnam, killing seven of 31 on board.^[12]
• July 25: A Douglas DC-3-362 (registration HS-OOO) operated by the Thai Government disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on a delivery flight, 840 km off the US coast, with the loss of the crew of three.^[13]
• July 27: Frontier Airlines Flight 188 (a Douglas C-47A, registration N4994E) ran off the runway on takeoff from Gallup Airport, New Mexico due to pilot error; all 16 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.^[14]

August

• August 11: A Lisunov Li-2 (registration YR-TAN) operated by Tarom crashed in the Lotriora Valley, Romania, killing all 24 on board.^[15]
• August 17: A Douglas Dakota (registration G-AOFZ) operated by Gulf Aviation crashed on takeoff from Muscat, Oman due to loss of power caused by pilot error; all 20 on board survive, but the aircraft was written off.^[16]
• August 17: A Douglas DC-3 (registration N28343) operated by Lauderdale Leasing crashed near Mérida, Mexico while on a smuggling flight; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off.^[17]

September

• September 16: A Douglas C-47A (registration EC-AXC) operated by Iberia ditched off Puertito de Sausal, Spain due to engine failure; one passenger died (of 27 on board) after refusing to leave the aircraft when it sank. The cause of the engine problem was not determined as the wreckage was not recovered.^[18]

November

• November 11: A USAF Douglas C-47D (registration 43-48961) crashed in Vietnam due to engine failure; all four on board survived, but the aircraft was written off; the aircraft was used for propaganda missions.^[19]

December

• December 24: A Douglas C-47A (registration HK-161) operated by Avianca crashed near the Cascubel River, Colombia while on a Bogota-Cali-Pasto service, killing all 29 on board; the wreckage was found on January 4, 1967.^[20]

See also

• List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1960s

References

1. Accident description for PK-GDE at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
2. Accident description for PK-GDU at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
3. Accident description for 42-93030 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
4. Accident description for 50832 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
5. Accident description for N91375 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
6. Accident description for N8744R at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
7. Accident description for 5W-FAB at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
8. Accident description for 43-48925 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
9. Accident description for N17337 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
10. Accident description for PI-C17 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
11. Accident description for PP-YPT at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
12. Accident description for 17211 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
13. Ranter, Harro; Lujan, Fabian I. (2004). "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3-362 HS-OOO U.S. coast". Retrieved 2011-06-28.
14. Accident description for N4994E at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
15. Accident description for YR-TAN at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 17 April 2013.
16. Accident description for G-AOFZ at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
17. Accident description for N28343 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
18. Accident description for EC-AXC at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
19. Accident description for 43-48961 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 2013.
20. Accident description for HK-161 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 12 April 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.