Accident records / DOUGLAS DC3 accidents

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either181,494 No85,572 Yes8,883 Not recorded87,039

Manufacturer

All181,494 AERO COMMANDER1,610 AERONCA2,132 AEROSPATIALE476 AEROSTAR186 AIR TRACTOR1,080 AIRBUS542 ALON140 AMERICAN CHAMPION120 AVIAT373 AVID196 AYRES312 BEDE134 BEECH12,896 BELL5,288 BELLANCA2,256 BENSEN395 BOEING5,231 BOMBARDIER196 BRANTLY270 CALLAIR371 CAMERON118 CESSNA57,749 CGS157 CHAMPION1,546 CIRRUS625 CONVAIR275 CUBCRAFTERS125 CURTISS144 DE HAVILLAND860 DIAMOND223 DOUGLAS998 EMBRAER308 ENSTROM495 ERCOUPE899 EUROCOPTER343 FAIRCHILD450 FLIGHTSTAR116 GLASAIR287 GLOBE422 GREAT LAKES233 GROB155 GRUMMAN2,910 GRUMMAN AMERICAN1,190 GULFSTREAM245 HELIO249 HILLER932 KITFOX414 KOLB285 LAKE335 LANCAIR470 LEARJET328 LET166 LOCKHEED441 LUSCOMBE1,584 MAULE969 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS855 MD HELICOPTERS2,071 MITSUBISHI241 MONNETT153 MOONEY3,378 NAVION190 NORTH AMERICAN704 PILATUS130 PIPER36,815 PITTS1,239 PZL MIELEC114 QUAD CITY157 QUICKIE488 QUICKSILVER499 RAND ROBINSON187 RANS270 RAVEN124 RAYTHEON130 REPUBLIC116 ROBINSON1,914 ROCKWELL537 ROTORWAY303 RUTAN427 RYAN262 SCHEMPP-HIRTH105 SCHLEICHER239 SCHWEIZER1,356 SEAREY126 SIKORSKY425 SMITH327 SOCATA157 STEARMAN146 STEEN136 STINSON1,441 STOLP370 SWEARINGEN268 TAYLORCRAFT1,063 THORP154 VANS (HOMEBUILT)984 WACO258 WEATHERLY161 WEEDHOPPER122 ZENITH393 Other10,709

Model

All998 DC-3123 DC-8193 DC-9102 DC314 Other580

Decade

All14 1960s2 1970s2 1980s2 2000s1 2010s4 2020s3

1–14 of 14, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
DCA22WA113 HK5016
DC3
2022-04-08 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA21WA172 HK-2820
DC3
2021-07-08 Fatal Enroute Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
DCA20WA139 HK2006
DC3
2020-08-26 None Landing Runway excursion
ERA19WA121 HK2494
DC3
2019-03-09 Fatal Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR18FA201 N47HL
DC3
2018-07-21 Serious Takeoff Loss of control in flight
DCA18WA245 HK3293
DC3
2018-07-11 Minor Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
ERA16WA155 HK2663
DC3
2016-04-07 Minor Initial climb Loss of engine power (total)
ERA09LA266 N136FS
DC3
2009-04-26 None Taxi-to runway Fire/smoke (non-impact)
LAX85FA240 N157U
DC3
1985-05-05 None —
MIA84FA256 N143D
DC3
1984-09-18 None —
73995 N25656
DC3
1978-12-05 — —
52333 N7119
DC3
1973-06-17 — —
6399 N272R
DC3
1965-09-10 — —
5311 N64910
DC3
1964-07-23 — —