Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crashes

26 crashes involving the Douglas C-49 (DC-3) since 1942, with 259 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 26
• Fatal crashes: 22
• Fatalities: 259
• First recorded: April 19, 1942
• Most recent: March 1, 1989

Deadliest

1. April 8, 1968: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Coyhaique Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (36 fatalities)
2. November 17, 1956: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Mt El Rucio Huíla, Colombia (36 fatalities)
3. February 18, 1969: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Lone Pine California, United States (35 fatalities)
4. September 1, 1953: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Vail Washington, United States (21 fatalities)
5. July 1, 1942: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Premier West Virginia, United States (21 fatalities)

Countries

• United States (14)
• Colombia (2)
• South Africa (2)
• Trinidad and Tobago (2)
• Algeria (1)
• Australia (1)
• Chile (1)
• Philippines (1)
• Puerto Rico (1)
• Sierra Leone (1)

Years

• 1943 (8)
• 1942 (3)
• 1944 (2)
• 1945 (2)
• 1978 (2)
• 1947 (1)
• 1948 (1)
• 1953 (1)
• 1956 (1)
• 1968 (1)
• 1969 (1)
• 1973 (1)

All crashes

• March 1, 1989: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
• December 11, 1978: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Port Mayaca Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• February 8, 1978: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Tamanrasset Tamanrasset, Algeria (0 fatalities)
• August 22, 1975: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Ipiales-San Luis Nariño, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• December 28, 1973: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Durban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (1 fatality)
• February 18, 1969: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Lone Pine California, United States (35 fatalities)
• April 8, 1968: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Coyhaique Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (36 fatalities)
• November 17, 1956: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Mt El Rucio Huíla, Colombia (36 fatalities)
• September 1, 1953: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Vail Washington, United States (21 fatalities)
• May 15, 1948: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Vrede Free State, South Africa (13 fatalities)
• January 12, 1947: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Galax Virginia, United States (18 fatalities)
• November 13, 1945: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Tacloban Leyte, Philippines (16 fatalities)
• May 5, 1945: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Horn Island Queensland, Australia (6 fatalities)
• December 17, 1944: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Memphis Tennessee, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 2, 1944: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Mines AFB California, United States (3 fatalities)
• September 5, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Rosecrans AFB Missouri, United States (6 fatalities)
• August 19, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Hampstead New Hampshire, United States (5 fatalities)
• June 20, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Biscayne Bay Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
• May 1, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Grande Rivière, Trinidad and Tobago (3 fatalities)
• February 28, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Austin-Bergstrom Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
• February 23, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Colorado Springs Colorado, United States (3 fatalities)
• January 21, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Austin-Bergstrom Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
• January 16, 1943: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Waller AFB, Trinidad and Tobago (1 fatality)
• July 1, 1942: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Premier West Virginia, United States (21 fatalities)
• June 24, 1942: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Volk Field ANGB (Camp Williams) Wisconsin, United States (3 fatalities)
• April 19, 1942: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Freetown-Hastings Western Area, Sierra Leone (20 fatalities)