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This is a List of accidents and incidents involving Douglas DC-3 variants that have taken place in the year 1943, 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 11: A United Airlines DC-3A-197 (registration NC16090, named ''Mainliner Medford'') crashed at Oakland Municipal Airport while attempting to land; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft was operating under contract to the USAAF. ;January 21: A US Navy R4D-1 (Bureau Number ''05051'') struck the slope of Fremont Peak near Flagstaff, Arizona, killing six. ;January 22: Pan American-Grace Airways (Panagra) Flight 9 (a Douglas DC-3A-399, registration NC33645) struck a mountain peak at 13,000 feet near Chaparra, Peru due to pilot error, killing 14 of 15 on board (only a passenger survived). ;January 31: An RAF Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (serial number ''MA929'') disappeared with six on board while on a Dinjan-Fort Hertz flight; the wreckage has not been located. ;February 17: A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 crashed at Pisarevka village, Russia, killing all six on board. ;March 8: A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 crashed near Bataisk Airfield, Rostov region, Russia, killing all five on board. ;March 11: A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53-DO Skytrooper (registration ''53'') crashed near Luishui, China after entering a downdraft, killing all three on board. ;March 13: A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (registration ''49'') disappeared over the Himalayas with three on board while on a Kunming-Dinjan cargo flight. ;March 27: An RAAF Douglas C-47-DL (serial number ''A65-2'') crashed into a wooded area shortly after takeoff from Archerfield RAAF Station, killing all 23 on board. ;April 7: A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53-DO Skytrooper (registration ''58'') clipped one mountain and came to rest on another at 13,750 feet 30 mi northeast of Minzong, India after the pilot made an evasive maneuver, killing one of three on board. ;April 29: A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 crashed at Dmitrovskoye shosse, Moscow, Russia, killing all six on board. ;June 3: A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L3932) struck tree tops and crashed within Russia after both engines failed, killing six. The aircraft was operating a Chkalovsky-Vologda-Belomorsk service. ;June 4: A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L344) stalled and crashed on takeoff from Molotov (now Perm) after the pilot attempted a takeoff from the wrong runway, killing three of 10 on board; the left wing struck a parked Li-2 (CCCP-L3962) and the aircraft collided with a wooden shed. ;June 6: A Hamiata DC-3-196A (registration URSS-N) crashed in the desert between Urumqi and Hami (Xinjiang); there were no survivors. ;June 8: A US Navy R4D-5 (Bureau Number ''12406'') crashed into St. Vincent's Bay shortly after takeoff, killing 24. ;June 9: A Soviet Air Force C-47A crashed on climbout from Magadan Airport due to a maintenance error, killing six of eight on board. ;June 14: A Soviet Air Force Lisunov Li-2 (registration CCCP-L4035) crashed 19 mi from Maksatikh, Tver region, Russia due to engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft was operating a Moscow-Leningrad service. ;June 20: A Pan Am C-49K (serial number ''43-2009'') crashed into Biscayne Bay, killing two. The aircraft was operating for the USAAF. ;July 2: A US Navy R4D-1 (Bureau Number ''01990'') struck Table Top Mountain near NAS Dutch Harbor, Alaska, killing 10. ;July 10: A USAAF C-47A (serial number ''42-23786'') was flying in a V-formation with five other aircraft during formation training when it collided with USAAF C-53 ''42-68785'' 19 mi west of Hemingford, Nebraska, killing all eight on board both aircraft. ;July 17: A USAAF C-47A (serial number ''41-38730'') was flying with five other aircraft during formation training when it collided with USAAF C-53 ''42-6464'' 10 mi north of Grenada Army Air Base, killing all 10 on board both aircraft. ;July 28: American Airlines Flight 63 (a Douglas DC-3-178, named ''Flagship Ohio'') crashed near Trammel, Kentucky after a loss of control caused by downdrafts and turbulence in a thunderstorm, killing 20 of 22 on board. ;August 2: A USAAF Douglas C-47A (serial number ''42-23957'') crashed near Rock Falls, Iowa after a loss of control caused by turbulence and overloading, killing all five on board. ;August 11: A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (registration ''48'') crashed in the Fort Hertz valley, killing all three on board; the aircraft may have been shot down. ;August 28: A Soviet Air Force C-47-DL struck a mountain in the Zolotoi Khrebet mountain range while descending through clouds, killing the four crew. ;September 5: A USAAF Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (serial number ''42-68841'') broke apart in mid-air in severe winds at 6000 feet 10 mi south of Sedalia, Missouri, killing all 11 on board. ;September 20: A USAAF Douglas C-53D Skytrooper (serial number ''42-68739'') stalled and crashed at Maxton Army Air Base after the pilot avoided a head-on collision with a C-47 that was towing a glider, killing all 25 on board the C-53; the C-47 did not crash. ;September 27: A USAAF Douglas C-47-DL (serial number ''41-18566'') crashed 11 mi southwest of Lawson Army Air Base after the left propeller, engine and wing separated, killing all four on board. ;October 15: American Airlines Flight 63 (a Douglas DC-3-178, named ''Flagship Missouri'') crashed near Centerville, Tennessee due to wing and propeller icing, killing all 11 on board. ;November 2: A USAAF Douglas C-47A (serial number ''42-24360'') disappeared while on a Yunnanyi-Misamari flight with three on board; the wreckage was found on October 9, 1944. ;December 27: A US Navy Douglas R4D-5 (Bureau Number ''12432'') disappeared over the Pacific while on a Nouméa-Espiritu Santo flight with 24 on board. == See also == * List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in the 1940s 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1943」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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