# List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1960

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 |
| January 3, 1960 | Douglas C-47A | Indian Airlines | VT-CGG | 9 | 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. |
| January 6, 1960 | 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. |
| February 25, 1960 | Douglas C-47A | Real Transportes Aéreos | PP-AXD | 26 | 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. |
| March 5, 1960 | 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. |
| March 16, 1960 | Douglas C-47-DL | All Nippon Airways | JA5018 | 3 | 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. |
| April 12, 1960 | Douglas C-53 | Varig | PP-CDS | 10 | 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. |
| April 28, 1960 | Douglas C-47B | Linea Aeropostal Venezolana | YV-C-AFE | 13 | Crashed near Calabozo after a bomb exploded on board, killing all three crew and 10 passengers on board. |
| July 10, 1960 | Douglas C-47-DL | Gulf Aviation | VT-DGS | 16 | 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. |
| July 11, 1960 | Douglas C-47B | U.S. Navy | 45-1109 | 18 | Crashed into Pichincha Volcano near Quito, Ecuador while operating an international non-scheduled passenger flight from Bogota to Quito, killing all 18 on board. |
| July 14, 1960 | 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. |
| July 15, 1960 | Douglas C-47A | Ethiopian Air Lines | ET-T-18 | 1 | Crashed into a mountain near Jimma, Ethiopia, killing the pilot. |
| August 1, 1960 | Douglas C-47-DL | Transporte Aéreo Militar | TAM-09 | 6 | Crashed into Hayti Mountain near Tipuani, Bolivia en route from La Paz, killing all six on board. |
| August 25, 1960 | Lisunov Li-2P | LOT Polish Airlines | SP-LAL | 6 | Crashed near Tczew, Poland while on a survey flight over the Vistula River floods, killing six. |
| September 28, 1960 | Douglas C-53-DO | Mexicana de Aviación | XA-HUS | 8 | Crashed into a mountain in fog near Juchetipec, killing eight of 18 on board. |
| October 8, 1960 | Lisunov Li-2 | Tarom | YR-TAX | — | Crashed at Mironeasa-Iassy, Romania. |
| November 5, 1960 | Douglas C-47A | Royal Nepal Airlines | 9N-AAD | 4 | Crashed on takeoff from Bhairawa Airport, killing all four on board. |
| November 11, 1960 | Lisunov Li-2 | Aeroflot | CCCP-84748 | 5 | Crashed on takeoff from Zyryanka Airport, killing five of six on board. |
| November 22, 1960 | 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. |
| November 23, 1960 | Douglas DC-3C | Philippine Airlines | PI-C133 | 33 | 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. |
| December 12, 1960 | Douglas C-47A | Airlines of New South Wales | VH-INI | 3 | Crashed off Sydney for reasons unknown while on a training flight, killing the three crew. |
| December 22, 1960 | Douglas C-47A | Philippine Airlines | PI-C126 | 28 | Crashed on takeoff from Cebu Airport due to engine failure, killing 28 of 37 on board. |