This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that have taken place in the period 1990–1999, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Basler BT-67 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.
1990 18 March In Honduras, Douglas DC-3A HR-SAZ of SAHSA overran the runway on landing at Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport, Roatán and ended up in the sea. The aircraft, performing a domestic scheduled passenger service, was damaged beyond repair but all 32 people on board escaped.
28 April In the Philippines, Douglas C-47A RP-C81 of Manila Aero Transport System (MATS) crashed shortly after take-off from Ninoy Aquino International Airport on a non-scheduled domestic passenger flight to Roxas Airport following an engine failure. MATS did not have a licence to fly passengers. Seven of the twenty-two passengers were killed. The aircraft had earlier made a forced landing on a taxiway at Manila.
19 May In the United States, Douglas C-53D N1FN operated by K & K Aircraft crashed at Capon Bridge, West Virginia after hitting power lines while engaged in crop spraying. Both crew were killed.
24 July Douglas C-47A RP-C140 of Victoria Air was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing at San Juan in the Philippines, after the starboard engine developed a vibration.
19 October In Bolivia, Douglas C-47B CP-735 of Bolivian Air Flight International crashed in the Andes on a cargo flight from Bella Vista to El Alto International Airport, La Paz, killing all four people on board. The wreckage was not discovered for six years.
4 December a Douglas C-47 of the Salvadoran Air Force was shot down by a SA-14 missile, crashing near Chalatenango in El Salvador. All five people on board were killed.
1991
4 January In Spain, Douglas DC-3 EC-EQH of Aeromarket Express overran the runway at Palma de Mallorca Airport on a cargo flight to Menorca Airport and was damaged beyond repair.
4 April Douglas C-47B C-FQNF of Central Mountain Air Services crashed on the frozen surface of Thutade Lake in the Canadian province of British Columbia, killing six of the seven occupants. The aircraft was on a passenger flight from Sturdee Airport to Smithers Airport.
10 May Douglas R4D-7 N134FS of Four Star Air Cargo was damaged beyond repair when it crashed shortly after take-off from Rafael Hernández Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico following an engine failure and stall. Both crew were killed. The aircraft was on a cargo flight to Mercedita Airport, Ponce, Puerto Rico.
15 May Douglas C-47B HK-3177 of Aerolíneas del Este crashed at La Poyatta, Colombia killing 13 of the 14 people on board. The aircraft was on a non-scheduled passenger flight from La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio to Miraflores Airport, Miraflores, Guaviare. The passengers were told to jettison the cargo but in doing so they affected the centre of gravity of the aircraft and the pilot lost control.
7 June In the Dominican Republic, Douglas DC-3 N102AP of Victoria Air was written off near Gregorio Luperón International Airport, San Felipe de Puerto Plata, following a double engine failure on approach. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from Arroyo Barril International Airport, Samaná.
25 November Douglas C-47B C9-STD of Scan Transportes Aéreos crashed into trees while performing a go-around at Sena-Sofala in Mozambique while on a cargo flight from Beira Airport. One crew member was killed.
22 December In Germany, Douglas DC-3A D-CCCC of Classic Wings crashed at Handschuhsheim, Heidelberg while on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight that had departed from Frankfurt Airport. Twenty-eight of the thirty-two people on board were killed.
27 December In Greece, Hellenic Air Force Douglas C-47B KK171 was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Tatoi Air Base, Dekeleia. One of the six crew was killed.
1992 21 January Douglas VC-47D L2-41/15/210 of the Royal Thai Air Force was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at Don Mueang International Airport in Thailand's capital city Bangkok.
February In Kenya, Douglas DC-3C 5Y-BBN of Air Kenya was written off at an airstrip in the Masai Mara. The aircraft was scrapped in situ in 1993.
29 February Douglas DC-3A CP-529 of Frigorifico Santa Rita was destroyed by a fire at Carolita Ranch in Bolivia.
21 July In Belgium, Douglas DC-3C LX-DKT of Legend Air was damaged beyond repair at Oostende Airport when it was blown into Boeing 707 Z-WKV during a storm. As of 15 June 2008, the aircraft was still at Oostende.LX-DXT at Oostende, 15 June 2008 Nicholas Janssen. Retrieved 28 June 2010
31 August In Angola, Aero Modifications International (AMI) DC-3-65TP ZS-DHX of Professional Aviation Services crashed on take-off from Jamba Airport, Jamba on an international non-scheduled passenger flight to Wonderboom Airport, Pretoria, South Africa. All three crew were killed, but the seventeen passengers escaped.
2 November Douglas C-47A CP-1960 of Transportes Aéreos San Jorge crashed short of the runway at San Juan, Bolivia after an engine failed whilst on a test flight.
1993 13 January In Canada, Douglas C-47A C-FAAM of Central Mountain Air Services crashed shortly after take-off from Bronson Creek Airport, British Columbia on a flight to Wrangell Airport, Wrangell, Alaska. Both crew were killed.
18 February a Douglas DC-3C of Missionary Flights International was hijacked on a flight from Cap-Haitien International Airport, Haiti to Palm Beach County Park Airport, Florida, United States. The hijacker surrendered after the aircraft landed at Miami International Airport.
8 March Douglas C-47A EC-FAH of ARM crashed on take-off from Palma de Mallorca Airport in Spain on a cargo flight to Madrid-Barajas Airport. Both crew were killed.
20 April In the United States, Douglas C-47B N8056 of Phoenix Air was written off in a wheels-up landing at Zephyrhills, Florida following an engine failure while engaged in a flight in support of parachuting operations from Zephyrhills Municipal Airport. An investigation by the NTSB found that the aircraft should have been able to climb on one engine. The pilot's type rating for the DC-3 was suspended following the accident with the requirement that he should pass a Federal Aviation Administration proficiency check before it was restored.
In Colombia, Douglas C-47A CP-1622 of Trans Aéreos Cochabamba was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport, Florencia. The port engine failed and both crew were killed in the accident.
31 August Douglas R4D-5 HK-3220 of Transoriente Colombia crashed into Colombia's Río Guaviare and was written off.
7 November AMI DC-3-65TP ZS-KCV of Professional Aviation Services was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident at Lokichogio Airport in Kenya.
22 November Douglas C-47A C9-STE of Scan Transportes Aéreos crashed near Molima, Mozambique while on a cargo flight. Two of the three crew were killed.
1994
18 March Douglas DC-3C N3433Y of Salair crashed shortly after take-off from Spokane International Airport in the United States on a cargo flight to Portland International Airport. The starboard engine failed shortly after take-off. The engine that failed had previously been in long-term storage and had been fitted to the aircraft on 21 February, replacing an engine that developed a misfire and loss of power. It had accumulated 15 hrs flight time at the time of the accident. The aircraft was destroyed in the subsequent fire and both crew were killed.
24 April In Australia, Douglas DC-3 VH-EDC of South Pacific Airmotive, that had been chartered to carry the cadet pipe band of The Scots College to an ANZAC Day ceremony on Norfolk Island, suffered power loss in the left engine on take-off from Sydney International Airport and ditched in Botany Bay. All 21 passengers and four crew on board were rescued by private watercraft operating on the bay, with the flight attendant suffering serious injuries; the aircraft was subsequently written-off. Investigators found that the cause was a combination of poor maintenance, an overloaded aircraft and improper handling during the take-off and subsequent emergency.
28 May In Colombia, Douglas C-53D HK-2213 of Transoriente Colombia crashed near Villavicencio after both engines failed shortly after take-off from La Vanguardia Airport on a scheduled passenger flight. Seven of the twenty-nine people on board were killed.
26 June In Canada, Douglas C-47A C-FROD of Buffalo Airways crashed on approach to Fort Simpson Airport, Northwest Territories due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Trout Lake Airport. There were two crew on board at the time; both were injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
1 August Douglas C-47A 6041 of Türk Hava Kuvvetleri was written off in an accident at Eskişehir Airport in Turkey.
26 September Douglas C-47D FAP2009 of Transportes Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay was written off in a take-off accident at Bahia Negra Airport in Paraguay while on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport, Luque. The pilot was killed when a propeller blade entered the cockpit but the other 28 passengers and crew survived.
24 November In Paraguay, Douglas C-47B FAP2028 of Transportes Aéreo Militar - TAM Paraguay was damaged beyond repair when it overran the runway on take-off at Puerto la Victoria Airport on a cargo flight to Silvio Pettirossi International Airport.
15 December Basler BT-67 N96BF of SL Aviation Services was damaged beyond repair in a take-off accident at Lobito Airport in Angola when flight was attempted with insufficient airspeed. Both crew were killed.
17 December On the 59th anniversary of the first flight of the DC-3, Douglas C-47A YV-761-C of Servivensa crashed on approach to Cerro Aicha Airport in Venezuela, killing all nine people on board.
1995 12 March Douglas C-47B C-FDTT of Transfair was written off in a landing accident at Lac Manitou Airport, Quebec, Canada.
25 May In Colombia, Douglas DC-3C HK-3213 of LACOL Colombia crashed on approach to Miraflores Airport on a flight from La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio. The cargo aircraft was carrying eleven passengers, two of whom were killed.
18 July Douglas C-47A 5R-MMG of the Malagasy Air Force crashed on approach to Maintirano Airport in Madagascar. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from Ivato Airport, Antananarivo. All 36 people on board were killed.
19 July In the United States, Douglas C-47A N54AN was destroyed in a crash near Independence, New York following an engine failure and the pilot shutting down the wrong engine. The aircraft was on a ferry flight from Elmira Regional Airport to Kansas City Downtown Airport. One of the two crew was killed.
19 August In Canada, Douglas C-47B C-GZOF of Air North crashed on approach to Vancouver International Airport, Richmond, British Columbia killing one of the three crew. The aircraft was on a ferry flight to Prince Rupert Airport when the starboard propeller went into overspeed and the decision was made to return to Vancouver International.
1996
30 March In Colombia, Douglas C-47B HK-2497 of LANC Colombia was damaged beyond repair in a wheels-up forced landing in a field near La Vanguardia Airport, Villavicencio. The aircraft was on a domestic scheduled passenger flight to Lamacarena Airport when an engine problem was encountered and the decision was made to return to La Vanguardia.
5 May Douglas DC-3C C-GCZG of Aviation Boreal was damaged beyond repair when the undercarriage collapsed in a landing accident on the frozen surface of Kenty Lake in the Canadian province of Quebec.