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This is a list of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that have taken place in the year 1941, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov PS-84. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list. - January 12
- {{flagicon|United States|1912}} A United Airlines Douglas DC-3A-197 (registration NC16072) was destroyed in a hangar fire at Salt Lake City Municipal Airport along with a Western Air Express Boeing 247 (NC13339).[1]
- January 23
- {{flagicon|United States|1912}} TWA Flight 6 (a Douglas DC-3B-202, registration NC17315) struck trees and crashed near St. Louis while attempting to land in bad weather, killing two of 15 on board.[2]
- February 26
- {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 (a Douglas DST-318A, registration NC28394) crashed while descending to land at Atlanta, Georgia due to altimeter misread, killing eight of 16 on board, including Congressman William D. Byron; Eastern Air Lines president Eddie Rickenbacker survived the crash.
- April 3
- {{flagicon|United States|1912}} An Eastern Air Lines Douglas DC-3-201B (NC21727) crashed on water near Vero Beach, Florida during a storm; all 16 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.[3]
- April 25
- {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} An Aeroflot Douglas DC-3-196A (registration URSS-C) crashed on takeoff from Moscow in a snowstorm; all three on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.[4]
- June 19
- {{flagicon|Kingdom of Romania}} A LARES Douglas DC-3-227 (registration YR-PAF) crashed on takeoff from Bucharest, Romania; all 18 on board survived; despite the aircraft being written off, it was rebuilt in 1953 using Soviet parts.[5]
- July 26
- {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} A Soviet Air Force Douglas DC-3 crashed into Lake Sig, Tver region while evading an attack by two German fighters; killing seven of 17 on board; the wreckage was located in 2000. The aircraft had departed Yedrovo Airport for Andreapol Air Base.[6]
- October 3
- {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} An Aeroflot Lisunov PS-84 (CCCP-L3926) crashed on takeoff from Vyazma-Dvoyevka due to overloading, killing one. The wreckage was destroyed to prevent it from falling into German hands.[7]
- October 30
- {{flagicon|United States|1912}} Northwest Airlines Trip 5 (a Douglas DC-3A-269, registration NC21712) crashed at Moorhead, Minnesota in fog due to icing; of the 15 on board, only pilot Clarence Bates survived.[8]
- October 30
- {{flagicon|United States|1912}} American Airlines Flight 1 (a Douglas DC-3-277B, registration NC25663) stalled and crashed at St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada while attempting to find a place to land, killing all 20 on board; the cause of the crash was not determined.[9]
- November 14
- {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3488) crashed near Akchernya, Russia while attempting a forced landing after the crew were unable to locate their destination after drifting off course, killing all 14 on board.[10]
- November 29
- {{flagicon|Soviet Union|1936}} An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3989) crashed on takeoff from Saratov Airport during a test flight, killing one of five on board. The tail and ailerons were damaged in a storm three weeks earlier while the aircraft was parked, but during repairs, the aileron control cables were connected backwards by mistake.[11]
See also- List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3
References1. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC16072|id=19410112-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-18}}}} 2. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC17315|id=19410123-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-18}}}} 3. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC21727|id=19410403-0|accessdate={{date|2016-8-16}}}} 4. ^{{ASN accident|title=URSS-C|id=19410425-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-18}}}} 5. ^{{ASN accident|title=YR-PAF|id=19410619-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-18}}}} 6. ^{{ASN accident|title=|id=19410726-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-18}}}} 7. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3926|id=19411003-1|accessdate={{date|2016-10-31}}}} 8. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC21712|id=19411030-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-18}}}} 9. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC25663|id=19411030-1|accessdate={{date|2013-5-18}}}} 10. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3488|id=19411114-1|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 11. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3488|id=19411129-0|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}}
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