This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3A that occurred in 1969, 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 involving military aircraft are outside the scope of this list.
17 January: Douglas C-47A VT-DTH of Hindu Publications crashed on take-off from Kozhikode-Calicut Airport. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight. Both crew were killed.[5]
12 February: Douglas C-47B 14+05 of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) was written off in an accident at Husum. Three of the four people on board were killed.[6]
18 February: Douglas DC-3 VT-CJH of Indian Airlines crashed on take-off from Jaipur - Sanganer Airport on a scheduled passenger flight. The aircraft was overloaded and take-off was either downwind or with a crosswind. All 30 people on board survived.[8]
8 March: Douglas C-47A N64134 of Zamrud Airlinesditched 200 nautical miles (370 km) off Hilo, Hawaii after a double engine failure whilst on a ferry flight.[11]
19 March: Douglas C-47 4W-AAS of Yemen Airlines crashed shortly after take-off from Ta'izz Airport due to an incorrectly assembled elevator trim tab that operated in the opposite manner to normal. The aircraft was operating a test flight, all four crew were killed.[12]
24 April: Douglas C-47A B-251 of Far Eastern Air Transport (FEAT) was damaged beyond economic repair in an accident while landing at Phan Thiết. All 31 passengers and crew survived.[20]
24 April: Douglas C-47A 9G-AAF of Ghana Airways crashed on approach to Takoradi Airport, killing one passenger of the 33 passengers and crew. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Kotoka Airport, Accra.[21]
18 May: Douglas DC-3 HI-159 of LANSA was written off in the Dominican Republic.[24]
23 May: Douglas DC-3 XY-ACR of Union of Burma Airways crashed on approach to Lashio Airport killing all six people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight.[25]
10 July: A privately operated Douglas DC-3 N139D crashed on take-off from Malcolm Island Airport, Saskatchewan due to the failure to remove control locks before flight was attempted. All 25 people on board survived. The aircraft was operating an international non-scheduled passenger flight to Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, United States.[30]
12 July: Douglas DC-3D 9N-AAP of Royal Nepal Airlines crashed at Hitauda after colliding with a tree on a 7,300 feet (2,200 m) elevation ridge whilst flying in cloud. All 35 people on board were killed. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu to Simra Airport.[31]
23 July: Douglas C-47 F-OCKT of Air Djibouti ditched 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Djibouti coast after striking a number of cranes whilst flying at an altitude of 300 feet (91 m). The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Tadjoura Airport to Djibouti Airport. All four people on board survived.[32]
8 September: Douglas C-47 FAC-685 of SATENA crashed near Apiay Air Force Base killing all 32 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Monterrey Airport to Apiay.[40]
14 September: Douglas C-47B PP-SPP of VASP crashed whilst attempting a single-engine go-around at Londrina Airport, killing all 20 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Londrina, but had returned following the failure of the port engine.[42][43]
5 December: Douglas C-47A CC-CBY of LAN Chile crashed on take-off from El Tepual Airport, Puerto Montt. The aircraft was operating a cargo flight, all three people on board survived.[48]
23 December: Douglas C-47A XW-TDJ of Laos Air crashed into a mountain near Luang Prabang whilst operating a scheduled passenger flight, killing six of the 19 people on board.[49]
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