Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 13, 1970 (32 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 13, 1970 near Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa) with 32 fatalities.
- Date: January 13, 1970
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Faleolo, Samoa Islands, Samoa Islands (Western Samoa)
- Fatalities: 32
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A Polynesian Airlines Douglas DC3 climbing out of Faleolo for Pago Pago entered a low pressure area with thunderstorms, rain and windshear about one minute after takeoff. It went out of control, struck the sea a few hundred yards offshore and exploded, killing all 32 people aboard.