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 24 of 42)

April 18, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 11, 1952: Douglas DC-4, San Juan, Puerto Rico (52 fatalities)
April 10, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Agartala Tripura, India (4 fatalities)
April 9, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Otis AFB Massachusetts, United States (10 fatalities)
April 7, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Pyongyang-Sunan Pyongyang, North Korea (5 fatalities)
April 7, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (1 fatality)
April 6, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Loma Prieta California, United States (4 fatalities)
April 4, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Haeju South Hwanghae, North Korea (3 fatalities)
April 4, 1952: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, Brookley AFB (Mobile) Alabama, United States (6 fatalities)
April 4, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Brookley AFB (Mobile) Alabama, United States (9 fatalities)
April 2, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mimizan Landes, France (0 fatalities)
March 31, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (3 fatalities)
March 30, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Baguio-Loakan Benguet, Philippines (10 fatalities)
March 29, 1952: Douglas DC-3, San Felipe Yaracuy, Venezuela (12 fatalities)
March 26, 1952: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Hugoton Kansas, United States (0 fatalities)
March 26, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Thule AFB (Pituffik) Qaasuitsup Kommunia, Greenland (0 fatalities)
March 22, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Gaspé Quebec, Canada (4 fatalities)
March 22, 1952: Douglas DC-6, Frankfurt-Main Hesse, Germany (45 fatalities)
March 21, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Kangdong Pyongyang, North Korea (5 fatalities)
March 10, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Offutt AFB (Bellevue) Nebraska, United States (0 fatalities)
March 10, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Ciotat Bouches-du-Rhône, France (0 fatalities)
March 10, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cebu City Cebu, Philippines (3 fatalities)
March 8, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guggi Glacier Bern, Switzerland (8 fatalities)
March 6, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (4 fatalities)
February 28, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sydney Nova Scotia, Canada (0 fatalities)
February 28, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (2 fatalities)
February 28, 1952: Douglas DC-3, Uberlândia Minas Gerais, Brazil (8 fatalities)
February 27, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Barrackpore West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
February 22, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (4 fatalities)
February 22, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Millinocket Maine, United States (0 fatalities)
February 21, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Kumchon North Hwanghae, North Korea (3 fatalities)
February 19, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Sariwon North Hwanghae, North Korea (1 fatality)
February 19, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nagpur Maharashtra, India (3 fatalities)
February 16, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Curuzú Cuatiá Corrientes, Argentina (0 fatalities)
February 11, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hoengseong AFB Gangwon, South Korea (0 fatalities)
February 11, 1952: Douglas DC-6, Elizabeth New Jersey, United States (33 fatalities)
February 8, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bagdogra West Bengal, India (0 fatalities)
February 7, 1952: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II, McChord AFB Washington, United States (0 fatalities)
February 4, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kikwit Bandundu, Democratic Republic of Congo (16 fatalities)
January 27, 1952: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Pisa Tuscany, Italy (0 fatalities)
January 19, 1952: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Sandspit British Columbia, Canada (36 fatalities)
January 13, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Pyongyang-Sunan Pyongyang, North Korea (2 fatalities)
January 12, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Crillon Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
January 10, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dolwyddelan Caernarfonshire, United Kingdom (23 fatalities)
January 6, 1952: Douglas A-26 Invader, Sinuiju North Pyongan, North Korea (3 fatalities)
January 5, 1952: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Burtonwood AFB Cheshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
December 31, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calcutta West Bengal, India (3 fatalities)
December 30, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Armer Arizona, United States (28 fatalities)
December 27, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fukuoka Kyūshū, Japan (4 fatalities)
December 26, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Lassen California, United States (8 fatalities)
December 25, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ankara-Etimesgut Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (6 fatalities)
December 23, 1951: Douglas DC-6, Milan-Malpensa Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Nassau New Providence, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Neubiberg AFB Bavaria, Germany (1 fatality)
December 18, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Kanggye Chagang, North Korea (3 fatalities)
December 14, 1951: Douglas DC-4, Amsterdam-Schiphol North Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Pyongyang Pyongyang, North Korea (1 fatality)
December 6, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Riboux Var, France (10 fatalities)
December 4, 1951: Douglas DC-3, Denver-Stapleton Colorado, United States (3 fatalities)
December 4, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Gabriel Mountains California, United States (5 fatalities)
November 28, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Milan-Malpensa Lombardy, Italy (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1951: Douglas DC-2, San Luis Acatlán Guerrero, Mexico (13 fatalities)
November 25, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Chorwon Kangwon, North Korea (4 fatalities)
November 24, 1951: Douglas DC-4, Zurich Zurich, Switzerland (6 fatalities)
November 22, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (3 fatalities)
November 21, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calcutta West Bengal, India (16 fatalities)
November 19, 1951: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Cairo Cairo, Egypt (5 fatalities)
November 19, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manyas Lake Marmara Region, Türkiye (4 fatalities)
November 17, 1951: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Oakland California, United States (3 fatalities)
November 14, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guwahati Assam, India (0 fatalities)
November 12, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Merowe Northern, Sudan (0 fatalities)
November 8, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tokyo-Haneda Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
November 7, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), N'Djamena N'Djamena Capital City, Chad (0 fatalities)
November 5, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà Nội City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
November 1, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Norton AFB (San Bernardino) California, United States (0 fatalities)
October 30, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Box Springs California, United States (6 fatalities)
October 27, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena) Petén, Guatemala (27 fatalities)
October 22, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Skopje Skopje City District, Macedonia (12 fatalities)
October 20, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Gunsan North Jeolla, South Korea (0 fatalities)
October 20, 1951: Douglas B-23 Dragon, Mount Shasta California, United States (0 fatalities)
October 19, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Miami Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
October 18, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Seven Islands Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
October 15, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Ingeli KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (17 fatalities)
October 8, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Suwon Gyeonggi, South Korea (1 fatality)
October 8, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mexico (10 fatalities)
October 6, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mersin Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
October 5, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Ōshima Island Kantō, Japan (0 fatalities)
October 1, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Jeongseon Gangwon, South Korea (4 fatalities)
October 1, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Gunsan North Jeolla, South Korea (1 fatality)
September 29, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, North Korea (4 fatalities)
September 29, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Maedong North Gyeongsang, South Korea (7 fatalities)
September 25, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Busan Busan, South Korea (2 fatalities)
September 25, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Blansko South Moravian Region, Czech Republic (6 fatalities)
September 17, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ubatubamirim São Paulo, Brazil (10 fatalities)
September 17, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Wonju Gangwon, South Korea (3 fatalities)
September 15, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bangalore-Hindustan Karnataka, India (1 fatality)
September 14, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Yangdŏk South Pyongan, North Korea (3 fatalities)
September 12, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Balearic Sea Balearic Islands, Spain (39 fatalities)
September 12, 1951: Douglas A-26 Invader, Kumchon North Hwanghae, North Korea (2 fatalities)
September 10, 1951: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Chuncheon Gangwon, South Korea (0 fatalities)