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List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1942

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that have taken place in the year 1942, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, as are military accidents, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list.

January 13
An Aeroflot Lisunov PS-84 (CCCP-L3438) crashed near Smelovka, Russia following an in-flight fire, killing two of six on board; the five crew bailed out at 350 m (1,150 ft) (although one did not survive); the sole passenger was unable to bail out. The aircraft was on a flight from Morozovski to an area behind German lines.[1]
January 16
TWA Flight 3 (a Douglas DC-3-382) struck Potosi Mountain due to deviation from course caused by pilot error, killing all 22 on board, including American actress Carole Lombard and her mother.
January 25
An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3479) crashed near Molotov Airport after several landing attempts in heavy snow and poor visibility; all nine on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.[2]
March 10
A Douglas DC-3-270 (registration NC21750)(Also reported as USAF 42-38257) burned out while parked at Khartoum, Sudan; the aircraft was operated by Pan Am's African division.[3]
March 22
An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3975) went missing near Medyn with six on board while on a flight from Monino to an area behind German lines.[4]
April 15
A USAAF DC-3A-269C (registration NC25623) was reportedly destroyed at an unknown location.[5]
April 19
A USAAF C-49H (serial number 42-38254) crashed on takeoff from Hastings Airport, killing 20.[6]
April 21
A USAAF C-50A (serial number 41-7710) stalled and crashed near Pope AAF, North Carolina, killing at least one.[7]
May 1
United Airlines Flight 4 (a Douglas DST-A-207A, registration NC18146) struck a mountain near Salt Lake City while on approach for landing due to an unexplained course change, killing all 17 on board.[8]
May 6
Two Royal Air Force C-49 Dakota LR230 and LR231 destroyed in a Japanese air attack at Mytikyina, Burma.[9][10]
May 12
Northwest Airlines Flight 1 (a Douglas DC-3A-269, registration NC21714) overran the runway on landing at Miles City Municipal Airport and crashed while attempting to go-around, killing three of 14 on board.[11]
June 16
A USAAF C-53 Skytrooper (serial number 41-20069) went missing over the Pacific Ocean.[12]
June 18
An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3423) crashed shortly after takeoff from Khodynka Aerodrome due to engine problems leading to engine failure, killing 12 of 21 on board; one person on the ground also died when the aircraft crashed near the Moscow-Butyrskaya tovarnaya railway station.[13]
June 18
An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3484) went into a dive and crashed near Yelets in bad weather, killing five of seven on board. The aircraft was returning from a partisan airstrip in Trubchevsky District, Bryansk Region, behind German lines.[14]
June 19
An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3447) crashed near Novosibirsk shortly after takeoff during a training flight due to engine failure caused by crew error, killing one of four on board.[15]
June 24
A USAAF C-49F (serial number 42-56621) crashed at Camp Williams, Wisconsin following a mid-air collision with USAAF C-48B 42-56611, killing three.[16]
August 15
A USAAF C-53 Skytrooper (serial number 42-6463) struck trees on a mountainside near Garnet Peak in Peru, Massachusetts, killing 16 of 19 on board[17][18] (initial reports indicated 17 of 20 perished).[19]
August 23
A USAAF Douglas C-47 (serial number 41-7803) of 14th Fighter Group struck Moel-y-Gaer Mountain, Wales, United Kingdom while descending through bad weather; killing 12 of 13 on board (only a passenger survived).[20]
September 7
A Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3A-228 (registration XA-CAB) crashed at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.[21]
September 19
A USAAF C-47 (serial number 41-18485) crashed 100 feet below the peak of Blue Mountain in the Kittakinny Ridge (8 km (5.0 mi) west of Blairstown, New Jersey), killing the seven crew.[22]
September 23
A USAAF C-53 (serial number 41-20112) went missing between Kunming and Chabua.[23]
October 9
A USN Douglas R4D-1 (serial number 01981) struck a mountain in New Caledonia, killing eight.[24]
October 23
American Airlines Flight 28 (Douglas DC-3-178 NC16017 "Connecticut") collided in mid-air with USAAF Lockheed B-34 Ventura 2A 41-38116 near Palm Springs, California killing all 12 on board the DC-3, including American composer Ralph Rainger; the B-34 landed safely with minor damage.
November 17
A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-47-DL (registration 60) disappeared over the Himalayas while being ferried from Kunming to Dinjan with three on board; the wreckage was discovered on a mountain in Yunnan Province, China in 2011.[25]
November 17
An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L3965) crashed shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk Airport due to overloading and wing icing, killing all 20 on board.[26]
November 18
A United Airlines DC-3A-191 (registration NC16064) crashed on landing at Wright-Patterson Army Air Base. The aircraft was operating for the USAAF Air Transport Command.[27]
December 8
An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L5805) was being delivered to the Soviet Air Force when it crashed into Mount Menshy Brat, Uzbekistan due to a loss of altitude while flying in low cloud and icing conditions, killing all eight on board.[28]
December 15
Western Air Lines Flight 1 (a Douglas DC-3A-191, registration NC16060) crashed near Fairfield, Utah after performing a violent maneuver for reasons unknown, of the 19 on board, only two passengers survived.[29]
December 22
An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3903) stalled and crashed near Yanaul while attempting a go-around following an aborted approach, killing 10 of 12 on board. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Kazan-Sverdlovsk passenger service.[30]

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References

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  1. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3438". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3479". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Accident description for NC21750". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3975". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Accident description for NC25623". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Accident description for 42-38254". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "Accident description for 41-7710". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Accident description for NC18146". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Berry 1971, p. 24
  10. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A-414 LR230 Myitkyina Airport (MYT)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  11. ↑ "Accident description for NC21714". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  12. ↑ "Accident description for 41-20069". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3423". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3484". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3447". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Accident description for 42-56621". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "Army Announces Names of Peru Crash Victims". The Boston Globe. UP. August 19, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved October 23, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "Peru, Massachusetts – August 15, 1942". newenglandaviationhistory.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Accident description for 42-6463". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  20. ↑ "Accident description for 41-7803". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  21. ↑ "Accident description for XA-CAB". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Accident description for 41-18485". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "Accident description for 41-20112". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "Accident description for 01981". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  25. ↑ "Accident description for 60". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  26. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3965". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  27. ↑ "Accident description for NC16064". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  28. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L5805". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  29. ↑ "Accident description for NC16060". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  30. ↑ "Accident description for CCCP-L3903". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  • Peter Berry, ed. (1971). The Douglas Commercial Story. Air-Britain Historians.
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