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This is a list of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that have taken place in the year 1942, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and Lisunov Li-2. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list. - January 13
- An Aeroflot Lisunov PS-84 (CCCP-L3438) crashed near Smelovka, Russia following an in-flight fire, killing two of six on board; the five crew bailed out at {{convert|350|m|ft|abbr=on}} (although one did not survive); the sole passenger was unable to bail out. The aircraft was on a flight from Morozovski to an area behind German lines.[1]
- January 16
- TWA Flight 3 (a Douglas DC-3-382) struck Potosi Mountain due to deviation from course caused by pilot error, killing all 22 on board, including American actress Carole Lombard and her mother.
- January 25
- An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3479) crashed near Molotov Airport after several landing attempts in heavy snow and poor visibility; all nine on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.[2]
- March 10
- A Douglas DC-3-270 (registration NC21750)(Also reported as USAF 42-38257) burned out while parked at Khartoum, Sudan; the aircraft was operated by Pan Am's African division.[3]
- March 22
- An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3975) went missing near Medyn with six on board while on a flight from Monino to an area behind German lines.[4]
- April 15
- A USAAF DC-3A-269C (registration NC25623) was reportedly destroyed at an unknown location.[5]
- April 19
- A USAAF C-49H (serial number 42-38254) crashed on takeoff from Hastings Airport, killing 20.[6]
- April 21
- A USAAF C-50A (serial number 41-7710) stalled and crashed near Pope AAF, North Carolina, killing at least one.[7]
- May 1
- United Airlines Flight 4 (a Douglas DST-A-207A, registration NC18146) struck a mountain near Salt Lake City shortly after takeoff due to an unexplained course change, killing all 17 on board.[8]
- May 6
- Royal Air Force Dakota LR231 destroyed in a Japanese air attack at Mytikyina, Burma.[9]
- May 12
- Northwest Airlines Flight 1 (a Douglas DC-3A-269, registration NC21714) overran the runway on landing at Miles City Municipal Airport and crashed while attempting to go-around, killing three of 14 on board.[10]
- June 16
- A USAAF C-53 Skytrooper (serial number 41-20069) went missing over the Pacific Ocean.[11]
- June 18
- An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3423) crashed shortly after takeoff from Khodynka Aerodrome due to engine problems leading to engine failure, killing 12 of 21 on board; one person on the ground also died when the aircraft crashed near the Moscow-Butyrskaya tovarnaya railway station.[12]
- June 18
- An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3484) went into a dive and crashed near Yelets in bad weather, killing five of seven on board. The aircraft was returning from a partisan airstrip in Trubchevsky District, Bryansk Region, behind German lines.[13]
- June 19
- An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3447) crashed near Novosibirsk shortly after takeoff during a training flight due to engine failure caused by crew error, killing one of four on board.[14]
- June 24
- A USAAF C-49F (serial number 42-56621) crashed at Camp Williams, Wisconsin following a mid-air collision with USAAF C-48B 42-56611, killing three.[15]
- August 15
- A USAAF C-53 Skytrooper (serial number 42-6463) struck trees on a mountainside near Garnet Peak, Massachusetts, killing 17 of 20 on board.[16]
- August 23
- A USAAF Douglas C-47 (serial number 41-7803) of 14th Fighter Group struck Moel-y-Gaer Mountain, Wales, United Kingdom while descending through bad weather; killing 12 of 13 on board (only a passenger survived).[17]
- September 7
- A Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3A-228 (registration XA-CAB) crashed at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.[18]
- September 19
- A USAAF C-47 (serial number 41-18485) crashed 100 feet below the peak of Blue Mountain in the Kittakinny Ridge ({{convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of Blairstown, New Jersey), killing the seven crew.[19]
- September 23
- A USAAF C-53 (serial number 41-20112) went missing between Kunming and Chabua.[20]
- October 9
- A USN Douglas R4D-1 (serial number 01981) struck a mountain in New Caledonia, killing eight.[21]
- October 23
- American Airlines Flight 28 (Douglas DC-3-178 NC16017 "Connecticut") collided in mid-air with USAAF Lockheed B-34 Ventura 2A 41-38116 near Palm Springs, California killing all 12 on board the DC-3, including American composer Ralph Rainger; the B-34 landed safely with minor damage.
- November 17
- A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-47-DL (registration 60) disappeared over the Himalayas while being ferried from Kunming to Dinjan with three on board; the wreckage was discovered on a mountain in Yunnan Province, China in 2011.[22]
- November 17
- An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L3965) crashed shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk Airport due to overloading and wing icing, killing all 20 on board.[23]
- November 18
- A United Airlines DC-3A-191 (registration NC16064) crashed on landing at Wright-Patterson Army Air Base. The aircraft was operating for the USAAF Air Transport Command.[24]
- December 8
- An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L5805) was being delivered to the Soviet Air Force when it crashed into Mount Menshy Brat, Uzbekistan due to a loss of altitude while flying in low cloud and icing conditions, killing all eight on board.[25]
- December 15
- Western Air Lines Flight 1 (a Douglas DC-3A-191, registration NC16060) crashed near Fairfield, Utah after performing a violent maneuver for reasons unknown, of the 19 on board, only two passengers survived.[26]
- December 22
- An Aeroflot PS-84 (CCCP-L3903) stalled and crashed near Yanaul while attempting a go-around following an aborted approach, killing 10 of 12 on board. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Kazan-Sverdlovsk passenger service.[27]
See also- List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1940s
References1. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3438|id=19420113-0|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 2. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3479|id=19420125-0|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 3. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC21750|id=19420310-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-19}}}} 4. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3975|id=19420322-0|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 5. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC25623|id=19420415-0|accessdate={{date|2019-1-21}}}} 6. ^{{ASN accident|title=42-38254|id=19420419-0|accessdate={{date|2019-1-21}}}} 7. ^{{ASN accident|title=41-7710|id=19420419-0|accessdate={{date|2019-1-21}}}} 8. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC18146|id=19420501-1|accessdate={{date|2013-5-19}}}} 9. ^Berry 1971, p. 24 10. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC21714|id=19420512-1|accessdate={{date|2013-5-19}}}} 11. ^{{ASN accident|title=41-20069|id=19420616-0|accessdate={{date|2016-8-15}}}} 12. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3423|id=19420618-1|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 13. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3484|id=19420618-2|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 14. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3447|id=19420619-2|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 15. ^{{ASN accident|title=42-56621|id=19420624-0|accessdate={{date|2016-8-15}}}} 16. ^{{ASN accident|title=42-6463|id=19420815-0|accessdate={{date|2016-8-15}}}} 17. ^{{ASN accident|title=41-7803|id=19420823-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-19}}}} 18. ^{{ASN accident|title=XA-CAB|id=19420419-0|accessdate={{date|2019-1-21}}}} 19. ^{{ASN accident|title=41-18485|id=19420919-0|accessdate={{date|2019-1-21}}}} 20. ^{{ASN accident|title=41-20112|id=19420923-0|accessdate={{date|2019-1-21}}}} 21. ^{{ASN accident|title=01981|id=19421009-0|accessdate={{date|2019-1-21}}}} 22. ^{{ASN accident|title=60|id=19421117-0|accessdate={{date|2013-5-19}}}} 23. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3965|id=19421117-1|accessdate={{date|2015-11-8}}}} 24. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC16064|id=19421118-1|accessdate={{date|2016-8-15}}}} 25. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L5805|id=19421208-0|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}} 26. ^{{ASN accident|title=NC16060|id=19421215-1|accessdate={{date|2013-5-19}}}} 27. ^{{ASN accident|title=CCCP-L3903|id=19421222-1|accessdate={{date|2016-11-1}}}}
- {{cite book |title=The Douglas Commercial Story|editor=Peter Berry|publisher=Air-Britain Historians||year=1971}}
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