List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1973

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3A that took place in 1973, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war involving military aircraft are outside the scope of this list.

January
  • On 19 January, Douglas C-47B PK-EHC of Trans Nusantara Airways crashed on landing at Supadio Airport, Pontianak and was destroyed in the subsequent fire. All four people on board escaped.[1]
  • On 29 January, Douglas C-47 PP-SQA of VASP crashed on landing at Rondonópolis Airport.[2]

February
C-47 of the United States Air Force
  • On 3 February, Douglas C-47 IJ341 of the Indian Air Force was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair.[3]
  • On 6 February, Douglas C-47B CF-HTH of Nordair was damaged beyond economic repair when it was hit by a vehicle at an airport in Montreal.[4]
  • On 12 February, Douglas C-47A CF-OOV of Kenting Atlas Aviation crashed on approach to Iqaluit Airport. The aircraft was on a ferry flight to Resolute Bay Airport when power was lost shortly after take-off from Iqaluit and the decision was made to return. All three people on board survived.[5]
  • On 21 February, Douglas C-47A HP-560 of Aerovías Urraca flew into Cerro Horqueta mountain killing 22 of the 28 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from Enrique Malek Airport, David to Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport.[6]
  • On 23 February, Douglas DC-3F ZK-AOI crashed at Seddon following the in-flight structural failure of the starboard wing between the engine nacelle and the fuselage, killing the pilot.[7][8] The aircraft had been modified for aerial topdressing after being retired from Royal New Zealand Air Force service in 1966[7][9] and was owned by topdressing company Southern Air Super at the time of the crash, based at Woodbourne Airport, Blenheim.[8] The accident investigation found that the wing failure had been caused by overstressing of the structure due to the aircraft operating from rough airstrips and that the aircraft was overloaded on its last flight.[7]

March
DC-3 of the Força Aérea Portuguesa
  • On 2 March, Douglas C-47 N6574 of Arute International Air overran the runway on landing at San Salvador Airport and was damaged beyond economic repair. The cause was pilot error in that a downwind landing was made. The aircraft was operating an international non-scheduled passenger flight from Miami International Airport, United States.[10]
  • On 31 March, Douglas DC-3D 6169 of the Força Aérea Portuguesa crash landed at Cuito Cuanavale after being hit by small arms fire from the ground. The aircraft was operating a military flight from Quatro de Fevereiro Airport, Luanda to Henrique de Carvalho Airport.[11]

April
  • On 11 April, Douglas C-47 T.3-37 of the Ejército del Aire was reported to have been involved in an accident and was subsequently withdrawn from use.[12]

May
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2
  • On 3 May, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-04244 of Aeroflot fell through the ice in Antarctica at 82°15′S 125°00′W whilst taxiing. The aircraft was subsequently deliberately destroyed for security reasons.[13]
  • On 4 May, a Douglas DC-3 of Air Cambodge was reported to have been destroyed on the ground at Kampot Airport.[14]
  • On 19 May, Douglas C-47A XW-TDM of Cambodia Air Commercial crashed shortly after take-off from Svay Rieng Airport. All eleven people on board were killed.[15]
  • On 29 May, Douglas C-47A CF-QBB of Air Gaspé crashed on approach to Rimouski Airport, killing all four people on board.[16]

June

July

August

September
  • On 12 September, Douglas DC-3 XW-PKD of Lane Xang Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair at Kampot Airport.[21]
  • On 30 September, Douglas C-47A PT-CEV of Aeronorte Indústria e Comércio Ltda crashed shortly after take-off from Miritituba Airport, killing all nine people on board.[22]

October
  • On 2 October, Douglas C-47 T.3-25 of the Ejército del Aire was reported to have been involved in an accident and was subsequently withdrawn from use.[23]
  • On 10 October, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-71209 of Aeroflot crashed on take-off from Tashuaz Airport, Turkmenistan on a cargo flight to Darvaza Airport following a double engine failure. All five people on board were killed.[24]

November
An Air Vietnam Douglas C-47
A Douglas R4D-8 of the United States Navy
  • On 17 November, Douglas C-47B XV-NIE of Air Vietnam crashed 20 kilometres (11 nmi) north north west of Quảng Ngãi killing all 27 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Saigon to Quảng Ngãi Airport.[25]
  • On 23 November, Douglas C-47 MM61832 of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana crashed at Porto Marghera killing four people.[26]
  • On 21 November, Douglas R4D-8 17171 of the United States Navy made a forced landing on a sandur in Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla and was abandoned. As of 2020, the fuselage of the aircraft remains at the site and has become a tourist attraction.[27][28]

December

See also
  • List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1970s

References
  1. "PK-EHC Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  2. "PP-SQA Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  3. "IJ341 Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  4. "CF-HTH Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  5. "CF-OOV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  6. "HP-560 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  7. Lockstone (2000), p. 121
  8. "ZK-AOI Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  9. Lockstone (2000), p. 154
  10. "N6574 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  11. "6169 Criminal occurrence description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  12. "T.3-37 Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  13. "CCCP04244 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  14. "Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  15. "XW-TDM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  16. "CF-QBB Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  17. "HI-117 Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  18. "5H-AAK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  19. "HJ916 Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  20. "HK-111 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  21. "XW-PKD Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  22. "PT-CEV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  23. "T.3-25 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  24. "CCCP71209 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  25. "XV-NIE Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  26. "MM61832 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  27. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas R4D-8 (Super DC-3) 17171 Sólheimasandur". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  28. "China tourists found dead by 1973 Iceland plane crash site". BBC News Online. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  29. "XW-PHV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  30. "4W-ABR Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  31. "N19428 Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  32. http://www.sunshineskies.com/shawneecrash.html
  33. "C/N 1498". The Dakota Association of South Africa. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  34. "ZS-DAK Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  35. "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  • Lockstone, Brian; Harrison, Paul (2000). DC-3: Southern Skies Pioneer. Glenfield, Auckland: Random House New Zealand. ISBN 1-86941-390-3.

Notes

^Note A Military versions of the DC-3 were known as C-47 Skytrain, C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, C-52, C-53 Skytrooper, C-68, C-84, C-117 Super Dakota and YC-129 by the United States Army Air Forces and as the R4D by the United States Navy. In Royal Air Force (and other British Commonwealth air forces') service, these aircraft were known as Dakotas.

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