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 4 of 42)

November 15, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Denver-Stapleton, Colorado, United States (28 fatalities)
November 15, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Denver-Stapleton, Colorado, USA, United States (28 fatalities)
September 20, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (0 fatalities)
September 20, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa (0 fatalities)
September 17, 1987: Douglas KC-10 Extender, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, USA, United States (1 fatality)
September 17, 1987: Douglas KC-10 Extender, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, United States (1 fatality)
August 15, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Kilaguni Lodge, Eastern, Kenya (0 fatalities)
August 15, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Kilaguni Lodge, Eastern, Kenya (8 fatalities)
July 28, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Laredo, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
July 28, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Laredo, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 13, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Ciudad del Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico (1 fatality)
July 13, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Ciudad del Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico (1 fatality)
June 16, 1987: Douglas DC-4, Hidden Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
June 16, 1987: Douglas DC-4, Hidden Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena), Petén, Guatemala (12 fatalities)
May 28, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Flores-Mundo Maya (Santa Elena), Petén, Guatemala (12 fatalities)
May 11, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 11, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada (2 fatalities)
May 8, 1987: Douglas DC-6, La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
May 8, 1987: Douglas DC-6, La Paz-El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bahía Negra, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bahía Negra, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India (0 fatalities)
April 13, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India (0 fatalities)
April 4, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Medan-Polonia, North Sumatra, Indonesia (23 fatalities)
April 4, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Medan-Polonia, North Sumatra, Indonesia (23 fatalities)
March 10, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guarita, Lempira, Honduras (3 fatalities)
March 10, 1987: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guarita, Lempira, Honduras (3 fatalities)
March 9, 1987: Douglas DC-3, Dominican Republic (3 fatalities)
February 23, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Trondheim-Værnes, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (0 fatalities)
February 23, 1987: Douglas DC-9, Trondheim-Værnes, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway (0 fatalities)
January 10, 1987: Douglas DC-10, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
January 10, 1987: Douglas DC-10, Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
January 7, 1987: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Zaire, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
December 23, 1986: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Pacific Ocean, World (0 fatalities)
November 17, 1986: Douglas DC-6, Congo Town, South Andros, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
November 17, 1986: Douglas DC-6, Congo Town, South Andros, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Edinburgh AFB, South Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 17, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Edinburgh AFB, South Australia, Australia (0 fatalities)
October 9, 1986: Douglas DC-7, Dakar-Yoff, Dakar Region, Senegal (3 fatalities)
October 9, 1986: Douglas DC-7, Dakar-Yoff, Dakar Region, Senegal (3 fatalities)
August 31, 1986: Douglas DC-9, Los Angeles, California, United States (82 fatalities)
August 31, 1986: Douglas DC-9, Los Angeles, California, USA, United States (82 fatalities)
August 28, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rosita, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte, Nicaragua (2 fatalities)
August 28, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rosita, Región Autónoma del Atlántico Norte, Nicaragua (2 fatalities)
July 22, 1986: Douglas DC-3, San Juan-Luis Muñoz Marín (Isla Verde), Puerto Rico (1 fatality)
July 19, 1986: Douglas DC-6, La Jonquera, Catalonia, Spain (4 fatalities)
July 19, 1986: Douglas DC-6, La Jonquera, Catalonia, Spain (4 fatalities)
July 10, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Maputo, Maputo City District, Mozambique (17 fatalities)
July 10, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Maputo, Maputo City District, Mozambique (17 fatalities)
June 30, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kayseri-Erkilet, Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
June 30, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kayseri-Erkilet, Central Anatolia Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
June 19, 1986: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, La Macarena, Meta, Colombia (3 fatalities)
June 19, 1986: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, La Macarena, Meta, Colombia (3 fatalities)
May 24, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Antsirabé, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (13 fatalities)
May 24, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Antsirabé, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (13 fatalities)
May 1, 1986: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, San Salvador-Ilopango, San Salvador, Salvador (37 fatalities)
May 1, 1986: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, San Salvador-Ilopango, San Salvador, Salvador, El Salvador (37 fatalities)
February 21, 1986: Douglas DC-9, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
February 21, 1986: Douglas DC-9, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 8, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
February 8, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (0 fatalities)
January 29, 1986: Douglas DC-3, Las Lomitas, Sinaloa, Mexico (21 fatalities)
January 29, 1986: Douglas DC-3, Las Lomitas, Sinaloa, Mexico (21 fatalities)
January 19, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 19, 1986: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada (0 fatalities)
January 17, 1986: Douglas DC-3, Canlubang, Misamis Oriental, Philippines (0 fatalities)
January 17, 1986: Douglas DC-3, Canlubang, Misamis Oriental, Philippines (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1985: Douglas DC-3, DeKalb, Texas, United States (7 fatalities)
December 31, 1985: Douglas DC-3, Dallas-Love Field, Texas, USA, United States (7 fatalities)
December 25, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
December 25, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cumaná, Sucre, Venezuela (0 fatalities)
December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)
December 12, 1985: Douglas DC-8, Gander, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (256 fatalities)
September 10, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Naples, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
September 10, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Naples, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
September 6, 1985: Douglas DC-9, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (31 fatalities)
September 6, 1985: Douglas DC-9, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, United States (31 fatalities)
August 17, 1985: Douglas A-26 Invader, Paris-Cox Field, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
August 17, 1985: Douglas A-26 Invader, Paris-Cox Field, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 24, 1985: Douglas DC-6, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia (80 fatalities)
July 24, 1985: Douglas DC-6, Leticia, Amazonas, Colombia (80 fatalities)
July 7, 1985: Douglas DC-3, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (3 fatalities)
July 7, 1985: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Egegik, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 7, 1985: Douglas DC-3, Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (3 fatalities)
July 7, 1985: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Egegik, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
June 30, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), King Salmon, Alaska, United States (0 fatalities)
June 30, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), King Salmon, Alaska, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 4, 1985: Douglas DC-3, Perris Valley, California, United States (0 fatalities)
May 4, 1985: Douglas DC-3, Perris Valley, California, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
April 22, 1985: Douglas DC-6, Fitou, Aude, France (5 fatalities)
April 22, 1985: Douglas DC-6, Fitou, Aude, France (5 fatalities)
March 17, 1985: Douglas A-26 Invader, Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma, United States (0 fatalities)
March 17, 1985: Douglas A-26 Invader, Lawton-Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
February 6, 1985: Douglas DC-9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (0 fatalities)
February 6, 1985: Douglas DC-9, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
January 31, 1985: Douglas DC-4, Cockburn Harbour, Turks and Caicos Islands (0 fatalities)
January 17, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lop Buri AFB, Lop Buri, Thailand (0 fatalities)
January 17, 1985: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lop Buri AFB, Lop Buri, Thailand (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1984: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Concepción, Concepción, Paraguay (0 fatalities)