Douglas plane crashes

4,149 crashes involving Douglas aircraft since 1926, with 31,981 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

Crashes: 4,149
Fatal crashes: 2,593
Fatalities: 31,981
First recorded: April 19, 1926
Most recent: September 8, 2026

All crashes (page 20 of 42)

October 11, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tachikawa AFB (Tokyo) Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 4, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 2, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Iwo Jima, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 30, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Osaka-Itami Kansai, Japan (0 fatalities)
September 27, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Parnamirim AFB (Natal) Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (5 fatalities)
September 24, 1957: Douglas A-26 Invader, Dayton Ohio, United States (4 fatalities)
September 15, 1957: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), New Bedford Massachusetts, United States (12 fatalities)
September 13, 1957: Douglas DC-3, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
September 4, 1957: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Binghamton New York, United States (0 fatalities)
September 3, 1957: Douglas DC-3, Niquitao Trujillo, Venezuela (8 fatalities)
September 1, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India (4 fatalities)
August 31, 1957: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Biggs AAF (El Paso) Texas, United States (5 fatalities)
August 29, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Juticalpa Olancho, Honduras (12 fatalities)
August 27, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
August 20, 1957: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Assam State Assam, India (8 fatalities)
August 11, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Issoudun Quebec, Canada (79 fatalities)
July 16, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hsinchu Hsinchu City, Taiwan (16 fatalities)
July 1, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Charlakhi Island Chittagong, Bangladesh (24 fatalities)
June 28, 1957: Douglas DC-7, Miami-Intl Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
June 23, 1957: Douglas DC-3, Port Hardy British Columbia, Canada (14 fatalities)
June 22, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Clarksburg Maryland, United States (3 fatalities)
June 18, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Romanshorn Thurgau, Switzerland (9 fatalities)
June 11, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Adana Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
June 9, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kalemie Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo (1 fatality)
June 3, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), McGrath Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
May 13, 1957: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Greenland (2 fatalities)
May 8, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pir Panjal Mountain Range Jammu and Kashmir, India (1 fatality)
May 5, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Silchar Assam, India (1 fatality)
May 5, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Luis la Herradura La Paz, Salvador (2 fatalities)
April 18, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Pittsburgh-Intl Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1957: Douglas B-18 Bolo, Petalcingo Chiapas, Mexico (5 fatalities)
April 12, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calabozo Guárico, Venezuela (3 fatalities)
April 10, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Anchieta Island São Paulo, Brazil (26 fatalities)
April 8, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Biskra Biskra, Algeria (32 fatalities)
April 2, 1957: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Cambridge Bay Nunavut, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 19, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Canberra Australian Capital Territory, Australia (4 fatalities)
March 19, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Seven Islands Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 19, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Loi-Kaw Kayah State, Myanmar (0 fatalities)
March 18, 1957: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Sayari Cochabamba, Bolivia (19 fatalities)
March 17, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cebu City Cebu, Philippines (25 fatalities)
March 13, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), New Delhi-Safdarjung National Capital Territory of Delhi, India (5 fatalities)
March 12, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hakuba Chūbu, Japan (4 fatalities)
March 9, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tuluá Valle del Cauca, Colombia (15 fatalities)
March 2, 1957: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Blyn Washington, United States (5 fatalities)
February 26, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fukuoka Kyūshū, Japan (3 fatalities)
February 22, 1957: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Seoul-Gimpo Seoul, South Korea (22 fatalities)
February 8, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kohima Nagaland, India (3 fatalities)
February 1, 1957: Douglas DC-6, New York-LaGuardia New York, United States (20 fatalities)
January 31, 1957: Douglas DC-7, Sunland California, United States (7 fatalities)
January 27, 1957: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Elmendorf-Richardson AFB (JBER) Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
January 23, 1957: Douglas DC-3, Mt Concepción (Ometepe Island) Rivas, Nicaragua (16 fatalities)
January 22, 1957: Douglas DC-4, Detroit-Willow Run (Ypsilanti) Michigan, United States (1 fatality)
January 22, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Núria Catalonia, Spain (9 fatalities)
January 19, 1957: Douglas DC-3, New York-Idlewild New York, United States (1 fatality)
January 2, 1957: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Reggio de Calabre Calabria, Italy (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Giner Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy (21 fatalities)
November 28, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (0 fatalities)
November 24, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Paris-Orly Val-de-Marne, France (34 fatalities)
November 17, 1956: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Mt El Rucio Huíla, Colombia (36 fatalities)
November 15, 1956: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Puerto Somoza León, Nicaragua (25 fatalities)
October 26, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Daly Waters Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 19, 1956: Douglas DC-3, Agartala Tripura, India (3 fatalities)
October 10, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Atlantic Ocean, World (59 fatalities)
October 3, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Charleston-Intl South Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
September 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Yale Colorado, United States (12 fatalities)
September 13, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fürstenfeldbruck AFB Bavaria, Germany (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Belo Horizonte-Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Minas Gerais, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 29, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Cold Bay Alaska, United States (15 fatalities)
August 25, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (2 fatalities)
August 21, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Palm Beach-Intl Florida, United States (3 fatalities)
August 16, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Cockburn Town (San Salvador Island) San Salvador, Bahamas (1 fatality)
August 13, 1956: Douglas A-26 Invader, Sorn Ayrshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
August 9, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 8, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Thazi Mandalay Region, Myanmar (12 fatalities)
August 1, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Volcán Chiriquí, Panama (0 fatalities)
July 16, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pavín Córdoba, Argentina (18 fatalities)
July 13, 1956: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, McGuire AFB (Fort Dix) New Jersey, United States (46 fatalities)
July 9, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rio Branco-Presidente Médici Acre, Brazil (4 fatalities)
July 3, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lom nad Rimavicou Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (21 fatalities)
June 30, 1956: Douglas DC-7, Grand Canyon Arizona, United States (58 fatalities)
June 18, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jijel Jijel, Algeria (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Enewetak Atoll, Marshall Islands (0 fatalities)
May 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Panzós Alta Verapaz, Guatemala (30 fatalities)
May 18, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ahmedabad Gujarat, India (0 fatalities)
May 15, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kathmandu Bagmati, Nepal (15 fatalities)
April 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manchester New Hampshire, United States (0 fatalities)
April 6, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Travis AFB California, United States (3 fatalities)
March 31, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Indapur Maharashtra, India (3 fatalities)
March 31, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Korat Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand (19 fatalities)
March 28, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Largs Ayrshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
March 21, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tezpur Assam, India (2 fatalities)
March 11, 1956: Douglas A-26 Invader, Colombia Las Tunas, Cuba (2 fatalities)
March 4, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Fuji Chūbu, Japan (0 fatalities)
March 2, 1956: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Atlantic Ocean, World (17 fatalities)
February 29, 1956: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ushuaia Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (0 fatalities)
February 25, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Lash Golath Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan (3 fatalities)
February 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rascafría Madrid, Spain (3 fatalities)
February 24, 1956: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Aleppo Aleppo Governorate, Syria (19 fatalities)
February 20, 1956: Douglas DC-6, Cairo Cairo, Egypt (52 fatalities)
February 17, 1956: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Sunol Ridge California, United States (40 fatalities)