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 7 of 42)

November 13, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San José del Guaviare, Guaviare, Colombia (0 fatalities)
November 3, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yaxchibal, Petén, Guatemala (7 fatalities)
November 3, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Yaxchibal, Petén, Guatemala (7 fatalities)
October 6, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Panama City-Tocumen, Panamá, Panama (0 fatalities)
October 6, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Panama City-Tocumen, Panamá, Panama (0 fatalities)
October 3, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Mediterranean Sea, World (2 fatalities)
September 21, 1980: Douglas A-26 Invader, Biggin Hill, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
September 21, 1980: Douglas A-26 Invader, Biggin Hill, London Metropolis, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
September 15, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Port-au-Prince, West, Haiti (3 fatalities)
September 15, 1980: Douglas DC-6, Port-au-Prince, West, Haiti (3 fatalities)
September 12, 1980: Douglas DC-3, Freeport, West Grand Bahama, Bahamas (34 fatalities)
September 12, 1980: Douglas DC-8, Iquitos-Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta, Loreto, Peru (3 fatalities)
September 12, 1980: Douglas DC-3, Freeport, West Grand Bahama, Bahamas (34 fatalities)
September 12, 1980: Douglas DC-8, Iquitos-Coronel Francisco Secada Vignetta, Loreto, Peru (3 fatalities)
September 10, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Puerto Berrío, Antioquia, Colombia (3 fatalities)
September 10, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Puerto Berrío, Antioquia, Colombia (3 fatalities)
August 27, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Asunción, Distrito Capital, Paraguay (1 fatality)
August 27, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Asunción, Distrito Capital, Paraguay (1 fatality)
August 23, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guwahati, Assam, India (9 fatalities)
August 23, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Guwahati, Assam, India (9 fatalities)
August 1, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
August 1, 1980: Douglas DC-8, Mexico City, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (3 fatalities)
August 1, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
August 1, 1980: Douglas DC-8, Mexico City, Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (3 fatalities)
July 12, 1980: Douglas DC-3, Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture, West, Haiti (3 fatalities)
July 12, 1980: Douglas DC-3, Port-au-Prince-Toussaint Louverture, West, Haiti (3 fatalities)
July 10, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sinai Desert, North Sinai, Egypt (4 fatalities)
July 10, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Sinai Desert, North Sinai, Egypt (4 fatalities)
July 2, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Gulf of Thailand, World (2 fatalities)
June 27, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Ustica, Sicily, Italy (81 fatalities)
June 27, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Ustica, Sicily, Italy (81 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Útila, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras (0 fatalities)
May 28, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Útila, Islas de la Bahía, Honduras (0 fatalities)
April 28, 1980: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
April 24, 1980: Douglas A-26 Invader, Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada (1 fatality)
April 24, 1980: Douglas A-26 Invader, Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada (1 fatality)
April 23, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
April 23, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
April 11, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Athol-Silverwood, Idaho, USA, United States (3 fatalities)
April 11, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Athol-Silverwood, Idaho, United States (3 fatalities)
March 25, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Namibia (3 fatalities)
March 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
March 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Addis Ababa-Bole, Addis Ababa City District, Ethiopia (0 fatalities)
March 17, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Baton Rouge-Metropolitan (Harding Field), Louisiana, United States (0 fatalities)
March 17, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Baton Rouge-Metropolitan (Harding Field), Louisiana, USA, United States (0 fatalities)
March 13, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
March 13, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), San Borja-Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia, Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
March 2, 1980: Douglas A-26 Invader, Georgetown, California, United States (4 fatalities)
March 2, 1980: Douglas A-26 Invader, Georgetown, California, USA, United States (4 fatalities)
February 28, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Poptún, Petén, Guatemala (31 fatalities)
February 28, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Poptún, Petén, Guatemala (31 fatalities)
January 24, 1980: Douglas DC-3, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (4 fatalities)
January 24, 1980: Douglas DC-3, Bogotá-El Dorado, Bogotá Capital District, Colombia (4 fatalities)
January 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand (5 fatalities)
January 18, 1980: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand (5 fatalities)
January 13, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
January 13, 1980: Douglas DC-9, Banjarmasin-Syamsudin Noor, South Kalimantan, Indonesia (0 fatalities)
December 27, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Puerto Lempira Gracias a Dios, Honduras (2 fatalities)
December 18, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mt Toledo Norte de Santander, Colombia (21 fatalities)
November 28, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Ross Island, Antarctica (257 fatalities)
November 19, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, McCormick South Carolina, United States (2 fatalities)
November 13, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Cascavel Paraná, Brazil (0 fatalities)
November 7, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Kaduqli South Kordofan, Sudan (0 fatalities)
October 31, 1979: Douglas DC-6, Cozumel Quintana Roo, Mexico (5 fatalities)
October 31, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Mexico City-Benito Juarez Federal District of Mexico City, Mexico (73 fatalities)
October 30, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Bettles Alaska, United States (2 fatalities)
October 18, 1979: Douglas DC-3, Carmelita Petén, Guatemala (0 fatalities)
October 7, 1979: Douglas DC-8, Athens-Ellinikon Attica, Greece (14 fatalities)
September 21, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Barentu Gash-Barka, Eritrea (0 fatalities)
September 14, 1979: Douglas DC-7, Surveyor Peak Oregon, United States (12 fatalities)
September 14, 1979: Douglas DC-9, Sarroch Sardinia, Italy (31 fatalities)
July 20, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Honolulu Hawaii, United States (2 fatalities)
July 20, 1979: Douglas DC-6, Kingston-Norman Manley (Palisadoes) Kingston City District, Jamaica (2 fatalities)
July 13, 1979: Douglas DC-3, Belle Glade Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
June 22, 1979: Douglas DC-7, Barstow-Daggett California, United States (1 fatality)
June 12, 1979: Douglas DC-3, Fort Lauderdale-Executive Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
June 11, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Elk City Idaho, United States (10 fatalities)
June 6, 1979: Douglas DC-6, Charleston-Yaeger (Kanawha) West Virginia, United States (0 fatalities)
June 1, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Thompson Manitoba, Canada (0 fatalities)
May 25, 1979: Douglas DC-10, Chicago-O'Hare Illinois, United States (273 fatalities)
May 18, 1979: Douglas DC-4, San Cristóbal de Las Casas Chiapas, Mexico (10 fatalities)
May 15, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Mesa-Falcon Field Arizona, United States (0 fatalities)
February 26, 1979: Douglas DC-6, Moanda Haut-Ogooué (Franceville), Gabon (3 fatalities)
February 19, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Barentu Gash-Barka, Eritrea (5 fatalities)
February 9, 1979: Douglas DC-9, Dade-Collier Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
January 28, 1979: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Teseney Gash-Barka, Eritrea (3 fatalities)
January 12, 1979: Douglas C-54 Skymaster, San Borja Beni, Bolivia (0 fatalities)
January 10, 1979: Douglas DC-3, Southbay Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 28, 1978: Douglas DC-8, Portland-Intl Oregon, United States (10 fatalities)
December 23, 1978: Douglas DC-9, Palermo-Punta Raisi Sicily, Italy (108 fatalities)
December 14, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Belle Glade Florida, United States (0 fatalities)
December 11, 1978: Douglas C-49 (DC-3), Port Mayaca Florida, United States (2 fatalities)
December 8, 1978: Douglas DC-6, Sierra Nevada del Cocuy Boyacá, Colombia (3 fatalities)
December 6, 1978: Douglas DC-6, Omaha-Eppley Nebraska, United States (7 fatalities)
December 5, 1978: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3), Sebring Florida, United States (3 fatalities)
December 2, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Des Moines Iowa, United States (0 fatalities)
November 21, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Rubio Táchira, Venezuela (28 fatalities)
November 15, 1978: Douglas DC-8, Colombo-Bandaranaike Western Province, Sri Lanka (183 fatalities)
November 14, 1978: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), Ma'rib Ma'rib, Yemen (0 fatalities)
November 5, 1978: Douglas DC-3, Alexandria Alexandria, Egypt (18 fatalities)