Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 7, 1959 (15 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 7, 1959 near Tainan Tainan City, Taiwan with 15 fatalities.
- Date: November 7, 1959
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Tainan Tainan City, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAF C 47 carrying 4 crew and 11 passengers, nearly all Air Force personnel, took off from Tainan bound for Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Witnesses reported engine trouble right after takeoff, and the aircraft crashed in an open field near Tainan before it could return. All 15 on board were killed and no official cause was found in the sources.