List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1976

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3^A that have taken place in 1976, 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 are outside the scope of this list.

January

• On 18 January, Douglas C-47 CP-573 of Frigorifico Maniqui crashed near Capitán Germán Quiroga Guardia Airport, San Borja following a failure of the starboard engine. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the ten people on board were killed.^[1]
• On 29 January, Douglas C-47D T.3-32 of the Ejército del Aire was involved in an accident and subsequently withdrawn from use.^[2]

February

• On 16 February, Douglas C-47A TT-LAG of the Force Aérienne Tchadienne was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Faya-Largeau Airport.^[3]

March

• On 24 March, Douglas C-47A XW-TAF and C-47Bs XW-TDF and XW-TDR or Royal Air Lao were damaged beyond economic repair in a storm at Wattay International Airport, Vientiane.^[4][5][6]

April

• On 2 April, Douglas DC-3 FAC-676 of SATENA crashed on approach to Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport, Florencia. The aircraft was on a flight from Tres de Mayo Airport, Puerto Asís. Five of the 16 people on board were killed.^[7]
• On 23 April, Douglas C-47A ET-AAS of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair at Massawa Airport.^[8]

May

• On 20 May, Douglas C-47 CF-FKZ of Survair was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident at Asbestos Hill Airport, Quebec.^[9]
• On 31 May, Douglas C-47B ET-ADC of Ethiopian Airlines was destroyed by fire after an explosion whilst taxiing at Massawa Airport.^[10]

June

• On 6 June, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-13345 of MAP Zhukovsky crashed into the Kama River following an engine failure. The aircraft hit telephone lines and then crashed. It was on a flight from Moscow to Tyumen.^[11]
• On 11 June, Douglas C-47A PP-AJC of RICO Taxi Aéreo was written off at Rio Manana. Three people were killed.^[12]

July

• On 5 July, a Douglas C-47 of the Tatmadaw Lei crashed near Daiku. All 17 people on board were killed.^[13]
• On 14 July, Lisunov Li-2 CCCP-13369 of MAP Kazan APO crashed after takeoff from an unidentified Soviet airfield. The wrong type of fuel had been tanked and the aircraft was also overloaded.^[14]

September

• On 7 September, Douglas C-47 C-GKFC of Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter was destroyed by fire after an emergency landing near Brockett, Alberta. All 26 people on board escaped. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from Vernon Airport, British Columbia to Lethbridge Airport, Alberta.^[15]
• On 23 September, Douglas C-47A L2-40/15 of the Royal Thai Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident at Sakon Nakhon Airport.^[16]
• In September, Douglas C-53 T.3-57 of the Ejército del Aire was involved in an accident at Cuatro Vientos AFB, Madrid and subsequently withdrawn from use.^[17]

October

• On 25 October, Douglas C-47 HK-149 of Taxi Aéreo El Venado crashed on approach to El Alcaraván Airport, Yopal. The aircraft was on a domestic scheduled passenger flight. Shortly after take-off, the port engine failed and the decision was made to return to El Alcaraván. All 36 people on board were killed.^[18]

November

• / On 5 November, Douglas DC-3 HP-671 of Inair Panama disappeared on a flight from Hato International Airport, Willemstad to Mais Gate Airport, Port-au-Prince. Both crew were killed.^[19]
• On 12 November, Douglas C-47 BJ922 of the Indian Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair.^[20]
• On 25 November, Douglas C-47 CP-755 of Aerolíneas La Paz was damaged beyond economic repair in a landing accident at El Alto International Airport, La Paz. The aircraft was on a cargo flight, all four people on board survived.^[21]
• On 30 November, Douglas C-117B N2010 of the United States Department of Agriculture crashed into a mountain near Victoria whilst on a flight dispersing sterile screw-worms.^[22]

December

• On 10 December, Douglas C-47A C-FIAX of Austin Airways crashed on take-off from Chisabisi Airport. All eight people on board survived.^[23]
• On 14 December, Douglas C-47B ET-AEJ of Ethiopian Airlines was damaged beyond economic repair when the undercarriage collapsed on landing at Oborso Airport. The aircraft was on a scheduled passenger flight. All eight people on board survived.^[24]

Unknown date

• During 1976, Douglas C-49J C-FHPM of Atlantic Central Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair at Saint John Airport, New Brunswick.^[25]

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. Licence-built aircraft include the Lisunov Li-2 and Showa L2D.