Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 3, 1961 (26 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 3, 1961 near Java Sea, Indonesia with 26 fatalities.
- Date: February 3, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Java Sea, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
A Garuda Indonesian Airways Douglas C 47 on flight 542 left Surabaya at night on 3 February 1961 for Balikpapan with 26 people on board. It disappeared while cruising and is presumed to have crashed into the Java Sea off Madura Island. Searches found no trace of the aircraft or its occupants and the cause was never determined.