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List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1942

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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 350 m (1,150 ft) (although one did not survive); the sole passenger was unable to bail out. The aircraft was on a flight from Morozovski to an area
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
282:) 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. 825: 298:
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.
219:) 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). 235:) crashed 100 feet below the peak of Blue Mountain in the Kittakinny Ridge (8 km (5.0 mi) west of Blairstown, New Jersey), killing the seven crew. 72:(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. 117:, registration NC18146) struck a mountain near Salt Lake City while on approach for landing due to an unexplained course change, killing all 17 on board. 268:
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.
52:(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 31:. Military accidents are included; and hijackings and incidents of terrorism are covered, although acts of war are outside the scope of this list. 292:(registration CCCP-L3965) crashed shortly after takeoff from Krasnoyarsk Airport due to overloading and wing icing, killing all 20 on board. 275: 78:
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.
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variants that have taken place in the year 1942, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the
212: 24: 168: 264:(Douglas DC-3-178 NC16017 "Connecticut") collided in mid-air with USAAF Lockheed B-34 Ventura 2A 141: 783: 767: 751: 735: 719: 703: 687: 671: 655: 639: 623: 607: 591: 575: 559: 543: 527: 511: 488: 461: 445: 429: 413: 397: 381: 365: 349: 225:
A Mexicana de Aviacion Douglas DC-3A-228 (registration XA-CAB) crashed at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
311: 205:) struck trees on a mountainside near Garnet Peak, Massachusetts, killing 17 of 20 on board. 124: 110: 84:
A USAAF DC-3A-269C (registration NC25623) was reportedly destroyed at an unknown location.
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List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1940s
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destroyed in a Japanese air attack at Mytikyina, Burma.
94:) crashed on takeoff from Hastings Airport, killing 20. 255:) struck a mountain in New Caledonia, killing eight. 821:
Lists of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3
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Index

Douglas DC-3
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
Lisunov Li-2
Aeroflot
TWA Flight 3
Carole Lombard
Douglas DC-3-270
United Airlines
Douglas DST-A-207A
Royal Air Force
Northwest Airlines
Trubchevsky District
Bryansk Region
Douglas C-47
American Airlines Flight 28
China National Aviation Corporation
Lisunov Li-2
Western Air Lines
List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1940s
Accident description for CCCP-L3438
Aviation Safety Network
Accident description for CCCP-L3479
Aviation Safety Network
Accident description for NC21750
Aviation Safety Network
Accident description for CCCP-L3975
Aviation Safety Network
Accident description for NC25623
Aviation Safety Network
Accident description for 42-38254

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