Aviation Crash Map

Douglas DC-3 accidents

The NTSB database holds 125 accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3, recorded between 1962 to 2009. 25 of them were fatal (20%), and 152 people died.

The deadliest year was 1969, with 35 deaths.

The phase of flight recorded most often is landing (33 records).

Most of these records are from United States, Africa and Colombia.

104 of these records have no coordinates in the source data, so they appear in the list below but not on the map.

125
Records
25
Fatal
152
Deaths
20%
Share fatal
1962 to 2009
Period
Show these on the map 21 of 125 have coordinates

By decade

1960s 50
1970s 37
1980s 19
1990s 6
2000s 13

Where these happened

United States 100 Africa 3 Colombia 3 Atlantic Ocean North Lat. 3 Asia 2 Bahamas 2

Operators involved

FAA 3 Frontier Airlines, Inc. 3 Southern Airways, Inc. 2 North Central Airlines, Inc. 2 Northeast Airlines, Inc. 2 Aero Virgin IS 2

All 125 records by number of deaths, then by date

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
1 Dec 1965 Douglas DC-3
N62375
 Hoquiam, Washington, United States
no coordinates
 West Coast Airlines, Inc. Minor injuries -
9 Nov 1965 Douglas DC-3
N52
 Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, United States
no coordinates
 FAA Serious injuries -
14 Sep 1965 Douglas DC-3
N91314
 Mc Carthy Alas, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Cordova Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
14 Sep 1965 Douglas DC-3
N28341
 Stevens Pt.wis, Wisconsin, United States
no coordinates
 North Central Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
2 Aug 1965 Douglas DC-3
N19428
 Newport Vt, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 Northeast Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
2 Jul 1965 Douglas DC-3
N123H
 Stockton Calif, California, United States
no coordinates
 Biffs Inc Minor injuries -
30 Jun 1965 Douglas DC-3
N50CE
 Zanesville Ohio, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 East Coast Fly No injuries -
5 Apr 1965 Douglas DC-3
N150A
 Andros Is Bahamas, Atlantic Ocean North Lat.
no coordinates
 Bush Aviation Serious injuries -
24 Nov 1964 Douglas DC-3
N84H
 Vandalia Ohio, Ohio, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Sep 1964 Douglas DC-3
N1549V
 San Juan Pr, Puerto Rico, United States
no coordinates
 Caribbean-Atlantic Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
22 Sep 1964 Douglas DC-3
N58
 Atlantic City Nj, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
22 Sep 1964 Douglas DC-3
N58
 Atlantic City Nj, New Jersey, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
18 Sep 1964 Douglas DC-3
N21914
 Indianapolis Ind, Indiana, United States
no coordinates
 Lake Central Airlines, Inc. Fatal -
19 Aug 1964 Douglas DC-3
N61350
 Tonopah Nevada, Nevada, United States
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
7 Aug 1964 Douglas DC-3
N21769
 Point Barrow Alas, Alaska, United States
no coordinates
 Wien Alaska Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
20 Jul 1964 Douglas DC-3
N91003
 Pueblo Colo, Colorado, United States
no coordinates
 Central Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -
10 Apr 1964 Douglas DC-3
N19428
 Ontpelier Vermont, Vermont, United States
no coordinates
 Northeast Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
4 Apr 1964 Douglas DC-3
N821C
 Symours Bahamas, Other-Foreign Countries
no coordinates
 - No injuries -
19 Mar 1964 Douglas DC-3
N33364
 Albuquerque Nm, New Mexico, United States
no coordinates
 Trans-Texas Airways, Inc. Minor injuries -
4 Mar 1964 Douglas DC-3
N62S
 Tupelo Miss, Mississippi, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Airways, Inc. No injuries -
12 Feb 1964 Douglas DC-3
N65SA
 Huntsville Ala, Alabama, United States
no coordinates
 Southern Airways, Inc. Serious injuries -
11 Dec 1963 Douglas DC-3
N2025A
 Kalispell, Montana, United States
no coordinates
 West Coast Airlines, Inc. No injuries -
18 Mar 1963 Douglas DC-3
N143D
 Peoria, Illinois, United States
no coordinates
 Ozark Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
22 Dec 1962 Douglas DC-3
N184D
 Clinton, Iowa, United States
no coordinates
 Ozark Air Lines, Inc. No injuries -
20 Jan 1962 Douglas DC-3
N58731
 Big Trees, California, United States
no coordinates
 Blatz Airlines, Inc. Serious injuries -