Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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LV-ACY

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Río Grande-Gobernador Ramón Trejo Noel

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Ushuaia – Río Grande – Buenos Aires

MSN:

12291

YOM:

1944

Location:

Tierra del Fuego

Country:

Argentina

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South America

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On final approach to Río Grande Airport, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located few dozen yards short of runway. Three crew members and eight passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces.
Crew:
Miguel Yorio, pilot,
Pablo Abella, copilot,
Jorge Pizarro, radio operator,
Horacio Dalera, flight engineer.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-1 in Hato Nuevo: 29 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1951 at 1720 LT

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Registration:

HK-315

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Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

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San Marcos – Cartagena

MSN:

9073

YOM:

1943

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The aircraft left San Marcos Airport at 1621LT bound for Cartagena. At 1716LT, the crew informed ATC about poor weather conditions and requested the permission to modify his route due to cumulonimbus. This was the last radio contact. The aircraft later crashed in an uninhabited area located near Hato Nuevo. All 29 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Carlos Barvo, pilot,
Julio del Gallego, copilot,
José de J. Ruiz Peña, flight engineer.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK in Kadena AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 5, 1951

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43-48483

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14299/25744

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1944

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On final approach to Kadena AFB, while returning from Korea, the pilot in command decided to attempt a go around for unknown reason. He increased power on both engines when one of them failed. The airplane stalled and crashed few hundred yards short of runway. A crew member was killed while both other occupants were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
1st Lt Ezekial P. Bass Jr.,
S/Sgt William L. Coleman Jr., †
1st Lt Kenneth E. Ensign.

Probable cause:

Engine failure for unknown reason.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK in Oslo

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1951

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Registration:

43-48293

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MSN:

14109/25554

YOM:

1944

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The approach was completed in poor weather conditions when the aircraft crashed on landing. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-5 in Olathe

Date & Time: Feb 19, 1951

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Registration:

17143

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MSN:

12313

YOM:

1944

Location:

Olathe

Kansas

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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Crashed on landing. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL near Luang Prabang

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1951

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Registration:

F-OABK

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

19592

YOM:

1944

Location:

Luang Prabang

Louangphabang Province

Country:

Laos

Region:

Asia

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Enroute, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field near Luang Prabang and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas R4D-6 in Ashiya

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1951

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Registration:

17267

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14325/25770

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1944

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Crash landed in unknown circumstances. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-10-DK off Hafnarfjörður: 20 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1951

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TF-ISG

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Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Vestmannaeyjar – Reykjavik

MSN:

12482

YOM:

1944

Location:

Reykjavik

Country:

Iceland

Region:

Europe

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The crew started the approach to Reykjavik Airport in poor weather conditions. While descending to an altitude of 500 feet, the captain informed ATC he was unable to locate the runway and did not establish a visual contact with the approach lights. In such conditions, he decided to make a go around and followed a circuit over the area at an altitude of 2,000 feet, awaiting for weather improvement. Few minutes later, ATC informed the crew that the visibility was better and that he would be able to make a second attempt to land. While approaching the coast, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the ocean about 16 km off the village of Hafnarfjörður, south of Reykjavik. SAR operations were immediately conducted but the first debris were found on water a day later only. None of the 20 occupants survived the accident.

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The exact cause of the accident was not determined with certainty.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL near Madrid AFB

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1951

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Registration:

HK-311

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Cargo

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