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 30 of 42)

May 12, 1948: Douglas DC-4, 27 km south of Libenge, Democratic Republic of Congo (31 fatalities)
May 9, 1948: Douglas DC-2, Darwin Northern Territory, Australia (0 fatalities)
May 5, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Atlantic Ocean, World (2 fatalities)
May 1, 1948: Douglas DC-6, Amsterdam-Schiphol North Holland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
April 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Tynda Amur oblast, Russia (3 fatalities)
April 20, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jolo Island Sulu, Philippines (0 fatalities)
April 10, 1948: Douglas DC-4, Kano Kano, Nigeria (1 fatality)
April 10, 1948: Douglas A-26 Invader, Destin Florida, United States (1 fatality)
April 9, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Venezuela (4 fatalities)
April 9, 1948: Douglas A-26 Invader, Mt Baird Washington, United States (3 fatalities)
March 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Woodland Washington, United States (8 fatalities)
March 15, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Alto El Arrastradero Cundinamarca, Colombia (14 fatalities)
March 13, 1948: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Sierra Cristais Minas Gerais, Brazil (6 fatalities)
March 12, 1948: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Sanford Alaska, United States (30 fatalities)
March 10, 1948: Douglas DC-4, Chicago-Midway Illinois, United States (12 fatalities)
March 10, 1948: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Dallas-Love Field Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
March 8, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Mt Hamilton California, United States (2 fatalities)
March 2, 1948: Douglas DC-3, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (20 fatalities)
February 27, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Anajas Para, Brazil (23 fatalities)
February 25, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Columbus-John Glenn (Port Columbus) Ohio, United States (1 fatality)
February 23, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Grita Táchira, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
February 23, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Mati Davao Oriental, Philippines (12 fatalities)
February 20, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Collesalvetti Tuscany, Italy (7 fatalities)
February 12, 1948: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Ulrichstein Hesse, Germany (12 fatalities)
February 10, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bandung West Java, Indonesia (19 fatalities)
February 10, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Ciudad del Carmen Campeche, Mexico (1 fatality)
February 7, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saluda North Carolina, United States (4 fatalities)
January 30, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Beirut Beirut Governorate, Lebanon (0 fatalities)
January 28, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coalinga California, United States (32 fatalities)
January 27, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Monte da Caparica Estremadura - Lisbon District, Portugal (3 fatalities)
January 27, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Château Garnier Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France (11 fatalities)
January 21, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ward Colorado, United States (3 fatalities)
January 21, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Iloilo City Iloilo, Philippines (0 fatalities)
January 18, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Andrews AFB Maryland, United States (1 fatality)
January 13, 1948: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Ponte Galeria Lazio, Italy (0 fatalities)
January 13, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Guaymas Sonora, Mexico (0 fatalities)
January 13, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Oxon Hill Maryland, United States (5 fatalities)
January 11, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yamasá Monte Plata, Dominican Republic (32 fatalities)
January 10, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cairo Cairo, Egypt (0 fatalities)
January 7, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Near Savannah Georgia, United States (18 fatalities)
January 7, 1948: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Waterbeach AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
January 6, 1948: Douglas DC-3, Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France (16 fatalities)
December 28, 1947: Douglas DC-3, León Guanajuato, Mexico (8 fatalities)
December 27, 1947: Douglas C-48 (DC-3), Karachi Sindh, Pakistan (23 fatalities)
December 27, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Leeuwarden Friesland, Netherlands (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1947: Douglas A-26 Invader, Chelles-le-Pin Seine-et-Marne, France (0 fatalities)
December 23, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Miami Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 22, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Madrid-Barajas Madrid, Spain (0 fatalities)
December 20, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Uetersen Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (0 fatalities)
December 19, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dinalungan Aurora, Philippines (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Moscow-Vnukovo Moscow oblast, Russia (0 fatalities)
December 11, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Memphis Tennessee, United States (20 fatalities)
December 10, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (23 fatalities)
November 30, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Tacoma Washington, United States (9 fatalities)
November 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Trappa Piedmont, Italy (20 fatalities)
November 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bahía Blanca Buenos Aires province, Argentina (0 fatalities)
November 27, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yakutat Alaska, United States (13 fatalities)
November 25, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ciudad Bolívar Bolívar, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
November 22, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Manila Metro Manila, Philippines (5 fatalities)
November 13, 1947: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Jammu Jammu and Kashmir, India (0 fatalities)
November 11, 1947: Douglas DC-6, Gallup New Mexico, United States (0 fatalities)
October 31, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pir Panjal Mountain Range Jammu and Kashmir, India (25 fatalities)
October 27, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Yulin Guangxi, China (2 fatalities)
October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Mt Hymettus Attica, Greece (44 fatalities)
October 26, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Annette Island Alaska, United States (18 fatalities)
October 24, 1947: Douglas DC-6, Bryce Canyon Utah, United States (52 fatalities)
October 17, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Shijiazhuang Hebei, China (3 fatalities)
October 16, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Sylva North Carolina, United States (3 fatalities)
October 10, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Borja Loreto, Peru (6 fatalities)
September 27, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), New Delhi-Palam National Capital Territory of Delhi, India (13 fatalities)
September 20, 1947: Douglas DC-4, Floyd Bennett Field New York, United States (0 fatalities)
September 19, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, San Juan de Marcona Ica, Peru (14 fatalities)
September 18, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Junagarh Odisha (Orissa), India (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Farsala Thessaly, Greece (6 fatalities)
September 17, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), La Carlota-General Francisco de Miranda AFB (Caracas) Caracas Federal District, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
September 3, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Athens-Hassani Attica, Greece (3 fatalities)
August 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Westgate-on-Sea Kent, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
August 12, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Itapemirim Espírito Santo, Brazil (0 fatalities)
August 9, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Malmö Skåne, Sweden (1 fatality)
August 8, 1947: Douglas DC-3, New York-LaGuardia New York, United States (3 fatalities)
August 5, 1947: Douglas A-20 Havoc, Naberezhnaya Moscow oblast, Russia (5 fatalities)
July 31, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Wuwei Gansu, China (26 fatalities)
July 29, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yogyakarta Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia (8 fatalities)
July 21, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, El Palomar AFB Buenos Aires province, Argentina (17 fatalities)
July 15, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Melbourne Florida, United States (14 fatalities)
July 12, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Oberröblingen Saxony-Anhalt, Germany (0 fatalities)
July 5, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saigon Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District, Vietnam (0 fatalities)
July 3, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Sargasso Sea, World (6 fatalities)
July 1, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pacific Ocean, World (2 fatalities)
June 28, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Antananarivo Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (0 fatalities)
June 27, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Isiolo Rift Valley, Kenya (0 fatalities)
June 23, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Hamlin Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cebu City Cebu, Philippines (0 fatalities)
June 15, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Knox Kentucky, United States (0 fatalities)
June 13, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Lookout Rock West Virginia, United States (50 fatalities)
June 10, 1947: Douglas DC-3, Stockholm-Bromma Uppland, Sweden (0 fatalities)
June 3, 1947: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Schofields New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
May 30, 1947: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Bainbridge Maryland, United States (53 fatalities)
May 29, 1947: Douglas DC-4, New York-LaGuardia New York, United States (43 fatalities)