List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1930s

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas Sleeper Transport (DST) and Douglas DC-3 that occurred in the period from the first flight of the prototype in 1935 to 1939. The first variant of the DC-3 to fly was a DST, on 17 December 1935; the DST and DC-3 entered production the following year and the first of the type to crash was a DC-3, in 1937. Military accidents are included; and incidents of sabotage are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list.

1937

February 9
United States A DC-3A-197 (registration NC16073) operating as United Airlines Flight 23 crashed into San Francisco Bay after the co-pilot accidentally dropped his microphone which jammed the elevator controls, killing all 11 on board in the first loss of a DC-3.[1]
April 3
United States A DC-3-194B (registration PH-ALP, named Pluvier) struck Mount Baldy, Arizona on its delivery flight to KLM, killing all eight on board.[2]
October 6
Kingdom of the Netherlands A KLM DC-3-194B (registration PH-ALS, named Specht) crashed after takeoff from Betoetoe Aerodrome in the Dutch East Indies, killing four of the twelve occupants.[3]
October 17
United States A DC-3A-197 (registration NC16074) operating as United Airlines Flight 1 struck a mountain 20 miles (32 km) south of Knight, Wyoming in bad weather, killing all 19 on board. A combination of radio failure, poor ground visibility and the weather was the cause of the crash.[4]

1938

May 24
United States A DST-A-207A (registration NC18108) operating as United Airlines Flight 9 crashed near Cleveland Municipal Airport following an engine fire, killing all 10 on board.[5]
July 15
Argentina A Pan American World Airways DC-3-228 (registration NC18114) crashed on climbout from Morón, Argentina; the aircraft impacted the side of a hospital building. All 13 on board survived, however a person on the ground died.[6]
November 14
Kingdom of the Netherlands A KLM DC-3-194D (registration PH-ARY, named Ijsvogel) struck terrain and crashed on approach to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport en route from Berlin, killing 6 of the 19 people on board; the cause was not determined.[7]
November 29
United States A DC-3A-191 (registration NC16066) operating as United Airlines Flight 6 ditched off Point Reyes, California due to fuel exhaustion after the crew experienced navigation problems, killing five of the seven occupants.[8]

1939

There were no documented accidents and incidents involving DC-3s in 1939.

References

  1. ↑ Accident description for NC16073 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Accident description for PH-ALP at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Accident description for PH-ALS at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Accident description for NC16074 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 24 May 2013.
  5. ↑ Accident description for NC18108 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 2015-5-15.
  6. ↑ Accident description for NC18114 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 26 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Accident description for PH-ARY at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 26 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Accident description for NC16066 at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on 26 May 2013.

See also

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