This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that occurred in 1960, 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.

Date Type Operator Call sign Fatalities Info Douglas C-47A Indian Airlines VT-CGG Crashed near Taksing, India while on a supply drop mission, killing all nine on board. The accident was caused by a navigation error, causing the pilot to enter a wrong valley. Douglas R4D-8 U.S. Navy 17154 Crashed while attempting to land at Byrd Station, Antarctica in whiteout conditions; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off. Douglas C-47A Real Transportes Aéreos PP-AXD Collided in mid-air with US Navy Douglas C-118 131582 over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing all 26 on board the C-47 and 35 on board the C-118. The C-47 was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Campos to Rio de Janeiro. Douglas C-47A Don Everall Aviation G-AMSF 0 None Crashed on takeoff from Birmingham Airport due to engine failure; all three crew and 28 passengers survived, but the aircraft was written off. Douglas C-47-DL All Nippon Airways JA5018 Collided on the runway at Nagoya with JASDF F-86D Sabre 94-8137, killing three of 33 on the C-47; the F-86 pilot survived. Douglas C-53 Varig PP-CDS Collided with two other aircraft, crashed and caught fire after it deviated to the right on take-off and an over correction caused a sharp turn to the left. Of the 22 passengers and crew aboard, 10 died. Douglas C-47B Linea Aeropostal Venezolana YV-C-AFE Crashed near Calabozo after a bomb exploded on board, killing all three crew and 10 passengers on board. Douglas C-47-DL Gulf Aviation VT-DGS Disappeared in the vicinity of Sharjah, UAE on a scheduled domestic passenger flight, from Doha Airport, Qatar to Sharjah Airport. Three members of crew and 13 passengers were lost in the accident. The aircraft was leased from Kalinga Airlines. Douglas C-47B U.S. Navy 45-1109 Crashed into Pichincha Volcano near Quito, Ecuador while operating an international non-scheduled passenger flight from Bogota to Quito, killing all 18 on board. Douglas C-47A Philippine Airlines PI-C16 0 None Ditched off Mindanao due to fuel exhaustion after the crew diverted to Cebu due to bad weather at Zamboanga; all three crew and 28 passengers survived, but the aircraft was written off. Douglas C-47A Ethiopian Air Lines ET-T-18 Crashed into a mountain near Jimma, Ethiopia, killing the pilot. Douglas C-47-DL Transporte Aéreo Militar TAM-09 Crashed into Hayti Mountain near Tipuani, Bolivia en route from La Paz, killing all six on board. Lisunov Li-2P LOT Polish Airlines SP-LAL Crashed near Tczew, Poland while on a survey flight over the Vistula River floods, killing six. Douglas C-53-DO Mexicana de Aviación XA-HUS Crashed into a mountain in fog near Juchetipec, killing eight of 18 on board. Lisunov Li-2 Tarom YR-TAX Crashed at Mironeasa-Iassy, Romania. Douglas C-47A Royal Nepal Airlines 9N-AAD Crashed on takeoff from Bhairawa Airport, killing all four on board. Lisunov Li-2 Aeroflot CCCP-84748 Crashed on takeoff from Zyryanka Airport, killing five of six on board. R4D Skytrain U.S. Navy 0 None Flew into the Crary Mountains after drifting off course in thick cloud. The aircraft took evasive action, avoiding a crash with around fifty feet clearance, but one wingtip collided with a mountain peak and the aircraft returned damaged. Douglas DC-3C Philippine Airlines PI-C133 Disappeared on an Iloilo to Manila service with 33 on board; the wreckage was found on Mount Baco a week later; a navigation error was blamed. Douglas C-47A Airlines of New South Wales VH-INI Crashed off Sydney for reasons unknown while on a training flight, killing the three crew. Douglas C-47A Philippine Airlines PI-C126 Crashed on takeoff from Cebu Airport due to engine failure, killing 28 of 37 on board.

See also List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1960s

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Notes Military versions of the DC-3 were known as C-47 Skytrain, C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, C-52, C-53 Skytrooper, C-68, C-84, C-117 Super Dakota and YC-129 by the United States Army Air Forces and as the R4D by the United States Navy. In Royal Air Force (and other British Commonwealth air forces') service, these aircraft were known as Dakotas.