Crash of a Douglas C-47B-1-DK near Thazi: 12 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
XY-ADC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Yangon – Mandalay
MSN:
14348/25793
YOM:
1944
Location:
Thazi
Mandalay Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
18
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Struck Mt Pindaya near Thazi while flying from Yangon to Mandalay. Ten people were rescued while twelve occupants were killed in the accident.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-50-DK in Volcán

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
HP-190
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
17107/34374
YOM:
1945
Location:
Volcán
Chiriquí
Country:
Panama
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff and came to rest on runway. The captain and a passenger were seriously injured while all other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft was written off.
Crew:
John Connell, pilot,
Julio Hernandez,
Victor Herrera.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK near Pavín: 18 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1956 at 0717 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
LV-ACD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Buenos Aires – Río Cuarto
MSN:
13328
YOM:
1944
Location:
Pavín
Córdoba
Country:
Argentina
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
18
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Buenos Aires at 0515LT bound for Río Cuarto. Less than two hours into the flight, the crew contacted Río Cuarto and was informed about poor weather at destination. Despite conditions below minima, the pilot decided to start an IFR descent when the airplane struck the slope of a mountain and disintegrated on impact, killing all 18 occupants.
Probable cause:
The decision of the pilot to descend en route, without justifiable reason, below the minimum altitude prescribed for a night flight, and in weather conditions which made it his duty to follow IFR procedure a contributing cause probably being an error between control tower and aircraft in the transmission or interpretation of barometric pressure of QFE and QNH values.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-90-DL in Rio Branco: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
2062
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20216
YOM:
1944
Location:
Rio Branco-Presidente Médici
Acre
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Rio Branco Airport, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed on the bank of the Río Acre. Four crew members were killed while 22 other occupants were evacuated.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK in Lom nad Rimavicou: 21 killed

Date & Time: Jul 3, 1956 at 1513 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
D-13
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pardubice – Prešov
MSN:
15002/26447
YOM:
1944
Location:
Lom nad Rimavicou
Banská Bystrica Region
Country:
Slovakia
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
21
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 meters, weather worsened and the aircraft went through a thunderstorm area. Due to turbulences, severe vibrations occurred on elevators and wings when control was lost. The aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field, killing all 21 occupants.
Crew:
Lt František Holman, pilot,
Lt Václav Havlík, copilot,
Lt Jaroslav Bureš,
Lt Jiří Filc,
Lt Antonín Havránek, radio operator,
Lt Karel Souček, flight engineer.
Passengers:
Lt Karel Filipovský,
Cpt Jan Zach,
Lt Emil Hulín,
Lt Jaroslav Šimek,
Lt Hosef Obst,
Cpt Václav Uhlíř,
Lt Otakar Kodyš,
Cpt Jan Hrubý,
Lt Stanislav Jurka,
Lt Jan Satoria,
Lt Ladislav Skřiček,
Maj Josef Florian,
Lt Josef Konečný,
Lt Michal Uohlav,
Lt Bohumil Bulla.

Crash of a Douglas C-47-DL near Panzós: 30 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1956 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
TG-AHA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Guatemala City – Santa Catalina la Tinta – Puerto Barrios
MSN:
6052
YOM:
1942
Location:
Panzós
Alta Verapaz
Country:
Guatemala
Region:
Central America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
28
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
30
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 10,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the airplane struck the slope of a mountain located in the Sierra de las Minas, about 20 km south of Panzós. Hours were necessary for the rescuers to reach the crash site. Five passengers were seriously injured while all 26 other occupants were killed. Four of the survivors died from their injuries in the following days.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DK Dakota III in Ahmedabad

Date & Time: May 18, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
VT-CCD
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
14023/25468
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ahmedabad
Gujarat
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft landed hard and bounced several times on landing, causing the undercarriage to be sheared off. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair and all 19 occupants escaped uninjured.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-20-DK in Kathmandu: 15 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1956
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
VT-DBA
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Shimla – Kathmandu
MSN:
13165
YOM:
1944
Location:
Kathmandu
Bagmati
Country:
Nepal
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
30
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The landing at Kathmandu-Tribhuvan was completed at an excessive speed. On touchdown, the aircraft bounced several times before landing firmly. After few dozen yards, the pilot-in-command added power in an attempt to go around when the airplane overran and crashed into a ravine. Nineteen occupants were injured while 14 others plus one person on the ground were killed.
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