List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1963
This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that occurred in 1963, 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.
July
- July 3. A DC3 operated by New Zealand National Airways Corporation, flew into a vertical rock face on the Kaimai Ranges.[1] See New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441
November
- Aero Flight 217, Douglas C-47A-35-DL (DC-3) aircraft (OH-LCA) of Aero O/Y, near Mariehamn Airport in Jomala, Åland, Finland, on 8 November 1963.[2] There were a total of 25 people on board, including one deadheading pilot. The accident was a controlled flight into terrain on final landing approach in bad weather and poor visibility due to a faulty altimeter. Of the 25 on board, two passengers and the flight hostess survived.
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10545462
- ↑ "Accident report". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
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