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 3 of 42)

December 15, 1990: Douglas DC-6, San Ignacio de Velasco, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
December 4, 1990: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Chalate, Chalatenango, Salvador (5 fatalities)
December 3, 1990: Douglas DC-9, Detroit-Metropolitan-Wayne County, Michigan, United States (8 fatalities)
November 14, 1990: Douglas DC-9, Zurich-Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland (46 fatalities)
October 19, 1990: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Los Novios, La Paz, Bolivia (3 fatalities)
July 24, 1990: Douglas DC-3, Basilio Fernando AFB, Batangas, Philippines (0 fatalities)
May 19, 1990: Douglas DC-3, Capon Bridge, West Virginia, United States (2 fatalities)
May 5, 1990: Douglas DC-6, Guatemala City-La Aurora, Guatemala (27 fatalities)
April 30, 1990: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Chico, California, United States (0 fatalities)
April 26, 1990: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines (7 fatalities)
March 18, 1990: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Roatán, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras (7 fatalities)
February 17, 1990: Douglas DC-9, Mahón, Balearic Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
December 6, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico (5 fatalities)
December 6, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico (5 fatalities)
December 2, 1989: Douglas DC-6, George Town, Exuma, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
December 2, 1989: Douglas DC-6, George Town, Exuma, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1989: Douglas DC-4, N'Djamena, N'Djamena Capital City, Chad (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1989: Douglas DC-4, N'Djamena, N'Djamena Capital City, Chad (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1989: Douglas DC-3, San Juan, La Union, Philippines (0 fatalities)
November 15, 1989: Douglas DC-3, San Juan, La Union, Philippines (0 fatalities)
September 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Niger (170 fatalities)
August 10, 1989: Douglas DC-8, Iquitos-Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
August 10, 1989: Douglas DC-8, Iquitos-Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta, Loreto, Peru (0 fatalities)
July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
July 27, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya (80 fatalities)
July 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Sioux City-Gateway, Iowa, USA, United States (111 fatalities)
July 19, 1989: Douglas DC-10, Sioux City-Gateway, Iowa, United States (111 fatalities)
June 26, 1989: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada (4 fatalities)
June 26, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Petersburg-James A. Johnson, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
June 26, 1989: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada (4 fatalities)
June 26, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Petersburg-James A. Johnson, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 7, 1989: Douglas DC-8, Paramaribo-Zanderij, Para, Suriname (176 fatalities)
June 7, 1989: Douglas DC-8, Paramaribo-Zanderij, Para, Suriname (176 fatalities)
June 6, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Palma de Mallorca-Son Sant Juan, Balearic Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Palma de Mallorca-Son Sant Juan, Balearic Islands, Spain (0 fatalities)
May 22, 1989: Douglas DC-3, Waterman, Illinois, United States (3 fatalities)
May 22, 1989: Douglas DC-3, Waterman, Illinois, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
May 21, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 21, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bronson Creek, British Columbia, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 6, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
May 6, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines (0 fatalities)
May 2, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Summerland Key, Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
May 2, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Summerland Key, Florida, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
March 18, 1989: Douglas DC-9, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth), Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
March 18, 1989: Douglas DC-9, Carswell AFB (Fort Worth), Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
March 1, 1989: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (0 fatalities)
February 28, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Grande-4, Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
February 28, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Grande-4, Quebec, Canada (2 fatalities)
February 25, 1989: Douglas DC-6, Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras (10 fatalities)
February 25, 1989: Douglas DC-6, Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras (10 fatalities)
January 18, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Laredo, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
January 18, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Laredo, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
January 17, 1989: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bolivia (5 fatalities)
December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
December 8, 1988: Douglas DC-7, Bir Moghreïn, Tiris Zemmour, Mauritania (5 fatalities)
November 1, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
November 1, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pikangikum, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
October 8, 1988: Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston, San Benito, Texas, United States (1 fatality)
October 8, 1988: Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston, San Benito, Texas, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 21, 1988: Douglas A-26 Invader, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
September 21, 1988: Douglas A-26 Invader, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Harare, Harare Province, Zimbabwe (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1988: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
September 9, 1988: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
August 30, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Colombia (8 fatalities)
August 23, 1988: Douglas DC-4, Brazzaville, Brazzaville City District, Congo (5 fatalities)
August 23, 1988: Douglas DC-4, Brazzaville, Brazzaville City District, Congo, Republic of the Congo (5 fatalities)
July 20, 1988: Douglas DC-6, Golden Meadow, Louisiana, United States (3 fatalities)
July 20, 1988: Douglas DC-6, Golden Meadow, Louisiana, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
June 29, 1988: Douglas DC-6, San Salvador-Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (Comalapa), La Paz, Salvador (0 fatalities)
June 29, 1988: Douglas DC-6, San Salvador-Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez (Comalapa), La Paz, Salvador, El Salvador (0 fatalities)
June 26, 1988: Douglas A-26 Invader, Cimarron, New Mexico, United States (2 fatalities)
June 26, 1988: Douglas A-26 Invader, Cimarron, New Mexico, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
May 24, 1988: Douglas DC-6, Mt Fábrega, Bocas del Toro, Panama (6 fatalities)
May 24, 1988: Douglas DC-6, Mt Fábrega, Bocas del Toro, Panama (6 fatalities)
May 21, 1988: Douglas DC-10, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
May 21, 1988: Douglas DC-10, Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
April 21, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique (2 fatalities)
April 21, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Quelimane, Zambezia, Mozambique (2 fatalities)
April 12, 1988: Douglas DC-3, Hennenman, Free State, South Africa (24 fatalities)
April 12, 1988: Douglas DC-3, Hennenman, Free State, South Africa (24 fatalities)
March 31, 1988: Douglas DC-8, Cairo-Intl, Cairo, Egypt (4 fatalities)
March 31, 1988: Douglas DC-8, Cairo-Intl, Cairo, Egypt (4 fatalities)
February 8, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok City District, Thailand (0 fatalities)
February 8, 1988: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bangkok-Don Mueang, Bangkok City District, Thailand (0 fatalities)
January 23, 1988: Douglas DC-6, San Carlos, Río San Juan, Nicaragua (9 fatalities)
January 23, 1988: Douglas DC-6, San Carlos, Río San Juan, Nicaragua (9 fatalities)
December 28, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Pensacola, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 28, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Robe (Goba), Oromia, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
December 28, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Robe (Goba), Oromia, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
December 28, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Pensacola, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1987: Douglas DC-6, Boca San Carlos, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica (0 fatalities)
December 21, 1987: Douglas DC-6, Boca San Carlos, Alajuela (Center-North), Costa Rica (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1987: Douglas DC-3, San Ignacio de Moxos, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
December 8, 1987: Douglas DC-3, San Ignacio de Moxos, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
November 21, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mayor Pablo Lagerenza, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (0 fatalities)
November 21, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mayor Pablo Lagerenza, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (0 fatalities)
November 18, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lae-Nadzab Tomodachi, Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)
November 18, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lae-Nadzab Tomodachi, Morobe, Papua New Guinea (0 fatalities)