Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

After touchdown on runway 29 at Moncton Airport, the airplane collided with a snow plough and came to rest. The captain was unhurt while the pilot and the snow plough's driver were injured. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Operated by the Department of Transport, the aircraft was engaged in a calibration flight at Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Airport, Quebec. While in initial climb, the left engine failed, followed shortly later by the right engine. The crew attempted a belly landing in a field near the airport. The aircraft came to rest and was written off while all three occupants were uninjured.

While cruising at an altitude of 12,000 feet, the crew informed ground about an in-flight fire and elected to divert to Bereina for an emergency landing. As the crew was unable to extinguish the fire, the airplane landed on fire and came to rest in flames. All three crew members were able to evacuate safely while the airplane burned for about 24 hours before being totally destroyed.

Crash landed at Blida Airbase for unknown reason. All six crew members were injured, one of them seriously.

During the takeoff roll at Saint-Pierre Airport, the left main gear collapsed. The pilot-in-command abandoned he takeoff procedure but the aircraft overran and came to rest into a ravine. Five passengers were slightly injured while all other occupants escaped unhurt. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

A Douglas DC-3C passenger plane, operated by LAN Chile, was destroyed when it impacted a mountainside near Linares, Chile. LAN flight 621 was a domestic passenger flight from Castro to Santiago with en route stops at Puerto Montt, Osorno and Temuco. On board the flight were eight players and the trainer of the Green Cross football team. The DC-3 took off from Temuco at 18:30 hours local time for the last leg of the flight, following Airway 45 and 40 at an altitude of 8,500 feet. Estimated flying time was 2 hours and 30 minutes. While en route the flight was instructed to climb to 9,500 feet because of other traffic at 8500 feet. At 19:10 the crew requested a descent to 9,000 feet because of ice formation on the wings. The controller didn't authorize the descent because of conflicting traffic (LAN flight 205) on Airway 4. The controller later cleared the flight to turn back on Airway 45 and then descend to 6,500 feet on the same Airway, pass over Curico and to continue on Airway 40 to the Santo Domingo beacon. There was no more radio contact with the flight. After seven days of search operations, the wreckage was found on April 10. The airplane had impacted Cerro La Gotera, a mountain located in a sector of Sierra de las Ánimas, and east-northeast of a hill named Lástimas del Pejerrey. The aircraft was flying in a south-westerly direction, impacting 50 m below the summit of the mountain, at an elevation of about 3,500 m (11,480 feet). The wreckage slid down about 14 meters before coming to rest.

On approach to Natal, the airplane went out of control and crashed 1,5 km short of runway. Both pilots and 21 passengers were killed. Five other occupants were injured.

While approaching Phônsavan, the twin engine aircraft was hit by Pathet Lao AAA or small arms fire, lost a wing and crashed 6 km northwest of Phônsavan. Seven crew members were killed and one was taken PoW.
Crew (315th AD):
1st Lt Ralph Wayne Magee, †
1st Lt Oscar Branch Weston, †
2nd Lt Glenn Matteson, †
S/Sgt Algonso Aloyze Bankowski, †
S/Sgt Frederick Thomas Garside, †
S/Sgt Leslie Verne Sampson, †
Maj Lawrence Robert Bailey,
W01 Edgar Wilken Weitkamp. †

The aircraft was on a proving flight when an unexpected situation occurred, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing at Paksey Airstrip near Pabna. All five crew members and eight passengers (Airline's officials) were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

The crew was completing a local training mission at Brasilia Airport. By night, the airplane crashed near the airfield, injuring all five crew members.