Crash of a Douglas TC-47B-20-DK near Cali

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Taxi Aéreo El Llanero
Registration:
HK-1333
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
15606/27051
YOM:
1945
Location:
Cali
Valle del Cauca
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Cali-Palmaseca Airport at noon, while passing over Marmato beacon, the right engine failed. The crew was unable to feather the propeller when the engine caught fire. After few seconds, the crew was able to extinguish the fire and to feather the propeller but as the airplane lost too much altitude, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field located few km from the airport and came to rest. While both pilots were uninjured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Detachment of an engine cowling in flight followed by the failure of the cylinder n°5 on the right engine.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Siem Reap

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
44-76765
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16349/33097
YOM:
1944
Location:
Siem Reap
Siem Reap
Country:
Cambodia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at Siem Reap Airport, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-35-DL in Sara Kawa: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Togolese Air Force - Forces aériennes togolaises
Registration:
5V-MAG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lomé - Sara Kawa
MSN:
9803
YOM:
1943
Location:
Sara Kawa
Kara
Country:
Togo
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
17
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On approach to Sara Kawa Airport, at an altitude of 50 meters, the airplane nosed down and crashed 800 meters short of runway threshold. Both pilots and four passengers were killed while 13 other occupants were injured, among them The President of the Togolese Republic Gnassingbé Éyadéma and several high ranking officers.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident was not determined. However, the Togolese Presidency did not rule out the assumption of sabotage.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-85-DL in Broome

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
PK-GDC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20041
YOM:
1944
Location:
Broome
Western Australia
Country:
Australia
Region:
Oceania
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a positioning flight to Broome to pick up oil rig workers to Portuguese Timor on behalf of the Burma Oil Company. The approach and landing were completed in heavy rain falls due to monsoon. After touchdown, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and lost its undercarriage and engines before coming to rest. All three crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-1-DK in Laja

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
TAM-30
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
11920
YOM:
1943
Location:
Laja
La Paz
Country:
Bolivia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While descending to La Paz-El Alto Airport, the crew encountered technical problems with the engines and it was decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a prairie located in Laja, about 18 km west of the airport, slid for few dozen meters and came to rest. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Engine problems.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK in Kampong Chhnang

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
44-76548
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16132/32880
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kampong Chhnang
Kampong Chhnang
Country:
Cambodia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reason. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK near Chaitén

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
960
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
19750
YOM:
1944
Location:
Chaitén
Región de Los Lagos
Country:
Chile
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to make an emergency landing near highway 7 about 20 km southeast of Chaitén Airport. There were no casualties while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Douglas VC-47B in Vila Cabral

Date & Time: Jan 8, 1974
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
6162
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Mueda - Vila Cabral
MSN:
14134/25579
YOM:
1944
Location:
Lichinga
Niassa
Country:
Mozambique
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Vila Cabral, the airplane was shot down by ground fire and crash landed. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire on approach.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Venezuela

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1973
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
YV-C-AFO
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
13699
YOM:
1944
Location:
Venezuela
All Venezuela
Country:
Venezuela
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft registered YV-C-AFO (c/n 13699) crashed in unknown circumstances (maybe a mislanding) somewhere in Venezuela ? The exact date remains unknown but the aircraft was cancelled from the register in 1973.
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