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 6 of 42)

August 24, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mekele-Alula Aba Nega, Tigray, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
August 24, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mekele-Alula Aba Nega, Tigray, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), El Paso, Texas, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
July 30, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), El Paso, Texas, United States (0 fatalities)
July 1, 1982: Douglas A-26 Invader, Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada (1 fatality)
July 1, 1982: Douglas A-26 Invader, Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada (1 fatality)
June 6, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
June 6, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
May 13, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Vargas, Veracruz, Mexico (2 fatalities)
May 13, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Vargas, Veracruz, Mexico (2 fatalities)
May 7, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calgary, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 7, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Calgary, Alberta, Canada (0 fatalities)
April 16, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Polonuevo, Atlántico, Colombia (0 fatalities)
April 16, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Polonuevo, Atlántico, Colombia (0 fatalities)
February 19, 1982: Douglas DC-6, Subachoque, Cundinamarca, Colombia (4 fatalities)
February 19, 1982: Douglas DC-6, Subachoque, Cundinamarca, Colombia (4 fatalities)
February 9, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Ipao, Iloilo, Philippines (3 fatalities)
February 9, 1982: Douglas DC-8, Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (24 fatalities)
February 9, 1982: Douglas DC-8, Tokyo-Haneda, Kantō, Japan (24 fatalities)
February 9, 1982: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt Ipao, Iloilo, Philippines (3 fatalities)
January 23, 1982: Douglas DC-10, Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, United States (2 fatalities)
January 23, 1982: Douglas DC-10, Boston-Logan, Massachusetts, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
January 21, 1982: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Nouméa-La Tontouta, New Caledonia (7 fatalities)
January 21, 1982: Douglas DC-3, Miami-Opa Locka, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
January 21, 1982: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Nouméa-La Tontouta, New Caledonia, France (7 fatalities)
January 21, 1982: Douglas DC-3, Miami-Opa Locka, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1981: Douglas C-118 Liftmaster, Bahamas (0 fatalities)
December 9, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Anamur, Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
December 9, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Anamur, Mediterranean Region, Türkiye (5 fatalities)
December 2, 1981: Douglas DC-4, Spence Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
December 2, 1981: Douglas DC-4, Spence Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada (0 fatalities)
November 30, 1981: Douglas DC-6, Castries-George F. L. Charles (Vigie), Saint Lucia (3 fatalities)
November 21, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala (4 fatalities)
November 21, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Huehuetenango, Huehuetenango, Guatemala (4 fatalities)
November 8, 1981: Douglas DC-9, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico (18 fatalities)
November 8, 1981: Douglas DC-9, Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico (18 fatalities)
October 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kombolcha-Dessie, Amhara, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kombolcha-Dessie, Amhara, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
August 27, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma, Dire Dawa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
August 27, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Dire Dawa-Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma, Dire Dawa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
August 11, 1981: Douglas DC-4, Neiva, Huila, Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 11, 1981: Douglas DC-4, Neiva, Huila, Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coyhaique, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (0 fatalities)
August 7, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Coyhaique, Región Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chile (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca), Valle del Cauca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 3, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Cali-Alfonso Bonilla Aragón (ex Palmaseca), Valle del Cauca, Colombia (0 fatalities)
August 1, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Beira, Sofala, Mozambique (6 fatalities)
August 1, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Beira, Sofala, Mozambique (6 fatalities)
July 27, 1981: Douglas DC-9, Chihuahua-General Roberto Fierro Villalobos, Chihuahua, Mexico (32 fatalities)
July 27, 1981: Douglas DC-9, Chihuahua-General Roberto Fierro Villalobos, Chihuahua, Mexico (32 fatalities)
July 25, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Carurú, Vaupés, Colombia (4 fatalities)
July 25, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Carurú, Vaupés, Colombia (4 fatalities)
July 14, 1981: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kenai, Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
July 14, 1981: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kenai, Alaska, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
July 1, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Pilot Point, Alaska, United States (3 fatalities)
July 1, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Pilot Point, Alaska, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
June 25, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 25, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia (0 fatalities)
June 24, 1981: Douglas DC-3, West Deering-Hawthorne-Feather Airpark, New Hampshire, United States (0 fatalities)
June 24, 1981: Douglas DC-3, West Deering-Hawthorne-Feather Airpark, New Hampshire, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
June 17, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia (2 fatalities)
June 17, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Miraflores, Boyacá, Colombia (2 fatalities)
May 9, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Vicente Guerrero, Durango, Mexico (0 fatalities)
May 9, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Vicente Guerrero, Durango, Mexico (0 fatalities)
April 28, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pekanbaru-Sultan Syarif Kasim II-Simpang Tiga, Riau, Indonesia (14 fatalities)
April 28, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Pekanbaru-Sultan Syarif Kasim II-Simpang Tiga, Riau, Indonesia (14 fatalities)
April 21, 1981: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Mediterranean Sea, World (4 fatalities)
April 6, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Laguna Soliz, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (7 fatalities)
April 6, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Laguna Soliz, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (7 fatalities)
April 2, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jareros, Veracruz, Mexico (2 fatalities)
April 2, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Jareros, Veracruz, Mexico (2 fatalities)
March 28, 1981: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Christiansted-Henry E. Rohlsen (ex Alexander Hamilton), US Virgin Islands (1 fatality)
March 25, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Salinas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (0 fatalities)
March 25, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Salinas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico (0 fatalities)
March 16, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lake Bienville, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 16, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Lake Bienville, Quebec, Canada (0 fatalities)
March 3, 1981: Douglas A-26 Invader, Edwards AFB, California, United States (3 fatalities)
March 3, 1981: Douglas A-26 Invader, Edwards AFB, California, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
January 28, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil (0 fatalities)
January 28, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil (0 fatalities)
January 12, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Cruillas, Tamaulipas, Mexico (0 fatalities)
January 12, 1981: Douglas DC-3, Cruillas, Tamaulipas, Mexico (0 fatalities)
January 11, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bahar Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
January 11, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bahar Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
January 8, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Çiğli AFB (Izmir), Aegean Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
January 8, 1981: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Çiğli AFB (Izmir), Aegean Region, Türkiye (0 fatalities)
December 31, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Colombia (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (0 fatalities)
December 24, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Kinshasa-N'Djili, Kinshasa City Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Marondera (Marandellas), Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe (0 fatalities)
December 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Marondera (Marandellas), Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe (0 fatalities)
December 1, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Indio, California, United States (2 fatalities)
December 1, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Indio, California, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Pecos, Texas, United States (2 fatalities)
November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-7, Pecos, Texas, USA, United States (2 fatalities)
November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas (4 fatalities)
November 28, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Alice Town, Bimini, Bahamas (4 fatalities)
November 24, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt El Boquerón, Antioquia, Colombia (15 fatalities)
November 24, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mt El Boquerón, Antioquia, Colombia (20 fatalities)
November 13, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San José del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia (0 fatalities)