List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1970

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3^A that occurred in 1970, 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 2 January, Douglas C-47 XW-PGJ of Laotian crashed into a mountain near Long Cheng, killing all four people on board.^[1]
• On 9 January, an attempt was made to hijack a Douglas C-47 of RAPSA at Enrique Malek International Airport, David City. The hijacker was overpowered and arrested, but there was one fatality. The aircraft was due to operate a flight to Bocas del Toro Airport.^[2]
• On 13 January, Polynesian Airlines Flight 308B, operated by Douglas C-47B 5W-FAC crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from Faleolo International Airport on an international non-scheduled passenger flight to Pago Pago International Airport, American Samoa. All 32 people on board were killed.^[3]
• On 13 January, Douglas C-47A L2-17/00 of the Royal Thai Air Force crashed on take-off from Chiang Klang Airport.^[4]

February

• On 12 February, Douglas DC-3 TAM-11 of TAM crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Laja Airport. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. All five people on board survived.^[5]
• On 12 February, Douglas C-47B CC-CBT of Aero Aysen ditched of Puerto Montt following the failure of both engines. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight, both crew survived.^[6]
• On 12 February, Douglas C-47 HK-1270 of Líneas Aéreas La Urraca crashed at Puerto Infrida while attempting to return to Puerto Infrida Airport following an engine overspeed. The aircraft was operating a scheduled passenger flight. All twelve people on board were killed, as were a further two on the ground.^[7]
• On 15 February, Douglas C-47A 9Q-CUP of Air Congo was reported to have been written off at an unknown location.^[8]
• On 20 February, Douglas DC-3 B-243 of FEAT crashed into a mountain shortly after take-off from Sung Shan Airport, Taipei. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight, both crew were killed.^[9]

March

A Li-2 of Aeroflot

• On 5 March, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-58340 of Aeroflot was damaged beyond economic repair when it departed the runway on take-off from Ust-Kut Airport.^[10]
• On 21 March, Douglas C-47A N163J operated by S Bernstein crashed at Melcor Orcampo killing both crew. The aircraft was operating an international cargo flight from Laredo International Airport, Texas to Fresnillo Airport.^[11]
• On 22 March, Douglas DC-3 XC-CFE of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad was written off at Ciudad Aleman.^[12]

April

• On 19 April, Douglas C-47B EP-AGZ of the Air Taxi Co stalled on take-off from Ahwaz Airport and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by the subsequent fire. It was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. All 25 people on board survived.^[13]
• On 22 April, Douglas C-47A B-308 of Winner Airways overran the runway on landing at Tuy Hoa Air Base and was damaged beyond repair.^[14]

May

• On 9 May, Douglas DC-3D OO-AUX of Delta Air Transport^[15] was substantially damaged in a collision with a ground power unit at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. Although repaired and ferried to Antwerp Airport on 1 June,^[16] the aircraft was subsequently used as a clubhouse. It was scrapped in September 1973.^[15]
• On 21 May, privately owned Douglas C-47 N75430 was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing at Prudhoe, Alaska. The aircraft was on an executive flight from Pingo Airstrip to Fairbanks International Airport when an engine failed after mismanagement prior to take-off. All three people on board survived.^[17]
• On 21 May, a Douglas DC-3 of Avianca was hijacked to Yariguíes Airport, Barrancabermeja whilst on a flight from El Alcaraván Airport, Yopal to Alberto Lleras Carmargo Airport, Sogamoso. The hijackers had demanded to be taken to Cuba.^[18]

June

• On 19 June, Douglas C-47A CF-AAC of Austin Airways was written off in an accident at Val-d'Or Airport, Quebec.^[19]

July

• On 3 July, Douglas C-47 N154R of Reeder Flying Service crashed on take-off from McGrath Airport, Alaska on a domestic passenger flight to Galena Airport, Alaska. Seven of the 27 people on board were killed.^[20]
• On 6 July, Douglas VC-47 T.3–43 of the Ejército del Aire was reported to have been written off in an accident.^[21]
• On 14 July, Douglas DC-3 TAM-17 of TAM was damaged beyond repair in an accident at El Alto International Airport, La Paz.^[22]
• On 23 July, Douglas C-47B XW-TDC of Xiengkhouang Air was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident during inclement weather at Long Cheng.^[23]
• On 23 July, Douglas C-47B XW-TDO of Lao Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond repair in an accident in Laos.^[24]

August

• On 22 August, Douglas C-47A PP-CCL of Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul was written off in an accident at Cruzeiro do Sul International Airport, Acre.^[25]
• On 30 August, Douglas C-47 CF-JRY of D G Harris Productions was damaged beyond economic repair in a storm at Toronto Pearson International Airport.^[26]

September

Air Vietnam DC-3

• On 3 September, Douglas DC-3 G-AVPW of Hunting Surveys was substantially damaged when it was subjected to ground fire on take-off from Nova Lisboa Airport. Hydraulic lines were damaged and the fuel tanks ruptured. A successful emergency landing was made at Luanda Airport. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.^[27]
• On 30 September, Douglas DC-3DST B-305 of Air Vietnam crashed into a hill near Da Nang while attempting to divert to Da Nang Airport due to weather conditions at its intended destination of Phu Bai Airport, Huế. Three of the 38 people on board were killed.^[28]

October

• On 1 October, Douglas R4D-6 N47 of the Federal Aviation Administration crashed shortly after take-off from Anchorage International Airport and was destroyed in the subsequent fire. The aircraft was operating a local training flight. Both crew were killed.^[29]
• On 6 October, Douglas C-47B ZS-DKR of National Airways crashed near Germiston following the failure of the port engine shortly after take-off from Rand Airport on an executive flight. Three of the 11 people on board were killed.^[30]
• On 7 October, Douglas C-47 CF-TAR of Transair was reported to have been written off.^[31]
• On 16 October, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-84777 of Aeroflot crashed on take-off from Leshukonskoye Airport, Archangelsk. The aircraft was overloaded and its centre of gravity was beyond the aft limit.^[32]

November

• On 6 November, Douglas C-47B ZK-AXS of the Ministry of Transport was damaged beyond economic repair at Paraparaumu Airport during a simulated downwind takeoff,^[33] when the undercarriage collapsed.^[34] The aircraft was operating a training flight.^[33] The fuselage was subsequently used for fire training purposes, and was last reported to be at Wellington.^[34]
• On 9 November, a Douglas C-47 on a flight from Dubai International Airport to Bandar Abbas Airport was hijacked and diverted to Doha Airport, Baghdad.^[35]
• On 10 November, a Douglas DC-3 of Saudi Arabian Airlines on a flight from Amman Civil Airport, Jordan to King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh Saudi Arabia was hijacked and diverted to Damascus Airport, Syria.^[36]
• On 19 November, Douglas C-47As PI-C9 and PI-C15 of Philippine Air Lines, and Douglas DC-3D PI-C944 of Fairways Corporation were damaged beyond repair by Typhoon Patsy at Manila International Airport.^[37][38][39]

December

• On 5 December, Douglas C-47A VT-CZC of Jamair crashed shortly after take-off from Safdarjung Airport,^[40] New Delhi following an engine failure. The aircraft was operating a non-scheduled passenger flight. Five of the sixteen people on board were killed.^[41]
• On 6 December, Douglas C-53D PP-CDH of LASA Enghenaria en Prospecções crashed near the Turriabla Volcano whilst on a flight from Mexico City International Airport, Mexico to a destination in Chile.^[42]

Date uncertain

• Douglas C-47A PK-ZDF of Zamrud Airlines was written off in an accident at Samratulangi Airport. Date is variously reported as 4 April, 6 April or 4 June.^[43]
• Douglas C-49K N12978 of Air Carrier was damaged beyond economic repair when it caught fire at Opa-locka Airport, Florida.^[44]

See also

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

References

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.