Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crashes

4 crashes involving the Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) since 1981, with 8 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 4
• Fatal crashes: 2
• Fatalities: 8
• First recorded: April 21, 1981
• Most recent: December 5, 1982

Deadliest

1. July 25, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Carurú, Vaupés, Colombia (4 fatalities)
2. April 21, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)

Countries

• Colombia (2)
• United States (1)

Years

• 1981 (3)
• 1982 (1)

All crashes

• December 5, 1982: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Hollywood-Burbank (Bob Hope), California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
• August 3, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca), Valle del Cauca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
• July 25, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Carurú, Vaupés, Colombia (4 fatalities)
• April 21, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)