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. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, 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]
- May 1
- United Airlines Flight 4 (a Douglas DST-A-207A, registration NC18146) struck a mountain near Salt Lake City shortly after takeoff due to an unexplained course change, killing all 17 on board.[5]
- 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.[6]
- June 16
- A USAAF C-53 Skytrooper (registration 41-20069) went missing over the Pacific Ocean.[7]
- 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.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
- June 24
- A USAAF C-49F (registration 42-56621) crashed at Camp Williams, Wisconsin following a mid-air collision with USAAF C-48B 42-56611, killing three.[11]
- August 15
- A USAAF C-53 Skytrooper (registration 42-6463) struck trees on a mountainside near Garnet Peak, Massachusetts, killing 17 of 20 on board.[12]
- August 23
- A USAAF Douglas C-47-DL (registration 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).[13]
- October 23
- American Airlines Flight 28 (a Douglas DC-3-178) 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.[14]
- 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.[15]
- 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.[16]
- 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.[17]
- 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.[18]
- 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.[19]
See also
References
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3438 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3479 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for NC21750 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3975 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for NC18146 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for NC21714 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for 41-20069 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3423 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3484 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3447 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for 42-56621 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for 42-6463 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for 41-7803 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for 60 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3965 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 8 November 2015.
- ↑ Accident description for NC16064 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 15 August 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L5805 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Accident description for NC16060 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 19 May 2013.
- ↑ Accident description for CCCP-L3903 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 1 November 2016.
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