# List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1958

This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3A that occurred in 1958, 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.

## January

* January 3: A Varig Douglas DC-3 (registration PP-VDL) crashed at Porto Alegre, Brazil due to pilot error while on a training flight; both pilots survived, but the aircraft was written off.
* January 8: An Air France Douglas DC-3 (registration F-BAOA) crashed at Biard Airport, France due to landing gear and engine problems while on a training flight; all eight on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.
* January 16: An Interior Enterprise Douglas DC-3 (registration N75391) struck a ridge and crashed at Aklavik, Canada due to a navigation error; all three on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.
* January 21: A Transporte Aéreo Militar (the civil service of the Bolivian Air Force) Douglas DC-3 (registration TAM-04) crashed in the mountains while operating a Tipuani-La Paz passenger service, killing all 11 on board.

## February

* February 15: USAF Douglas VC-47A 42-93817 struck Mount Vesuvius, Italy while on a Ramstein AFB-Naples-Turkey service, killing all 16 on board.
* February 16: A Polyarnaya Aviatsiya Lisunov Li-2V (registration CCCP-N502) was written off at Mirny Ice Station after the pilot missed the runway when the tail skid locked up and got stuck; a tractor attempted to free the aircraft, but it broke through the ice and sank; the casualty count was unknown.

## March

* March 22: A Fleming Airways System Transport Douglas DC-3 (registration PI-C262) crashed on climbout from Bacolod Airport after the pilot lifted the aircraft too soon; all 40 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.
* March 24: An Indian Airlines Douglas C-47A (registration VT-CYN) stalled and crashed near Kathmandu while en route due to a navigation error, killing all 20 on board.
* March 28: An Aeroflot Li-2 (CCCP-L4198) crashed at Spilve Airport, Latvia after it descended too low on final approach during a training flight; there were no casualties.

## April

* April 7: AREA Ecuador Flight 222 (a Douglas C-47A, registration HC-ACL) struck Cerro Illiniza due to pilot error, killing all 32 on board.
* April 10: A Douglas DC-3 (registration EC-ABN) force-landed near Palma de Mallorca due to engine problems on takeoff; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.

## May

* May 31: An Air France Douglas C-47A (registration F-BHKV) crashed near Molière, Algeria while on a military charter flight from Algiers to Colomb Béchar, killing all 15 on board, although some sources put the death toll at 14.

## June

* June 4: Capital Airlines Flight 3 (a Douglas C-53B, registration N49553) crashed at Martinsburg Airport while on a training flight due to pilot error and mechanical failure; killing one of three crew on board.
* June 25: An Indian Airlines Douglas C-47A (registration VT-COJ) crashed near Mohanbari while on a Mohanbari-Damroh supply drop mission due to loss of control after the left wing grazed a hillside, killing five of seven on board.

## July

* July 9: An Indian Airlines Douglas C-47A (registration VT-CYM) broke apart in mid-air and crashed near Dhaka while on an Agartala-Dhaka cargo service, killing all three crew.
* July 13: Five Quebecair aircraft (four Douglas C-47A's and a Douglas C-48) were destroyed in a hangar fire while parked at Rimouski Airport; there were no casualties.

## August

* August 12: Argentine Air Force Douglas C-47B T-19 struck terrain after takeoff from Trelew Airport and crashed, killing all 12 on board.
* August 12: All Nippon Airways Flight 025 (a Douglas C-53, registration JA5045) crashed off the Izu Islands en route to Nagoya from Tokyo, killing all 33 on board.

## September

* September 9: USAF Douglas SC-47 43-15345 crashed on takeoff from Elmendorf Air Force Base due to engine problems, killing 13 of 20 on board.

## October

* October 15: A Transporte Aéreo Militar Douglas C-47A (registration TAM-03) struck a mountain near Villa Montes while on a Fortin Campero-Tarija passenger service, killing all 20 on board.

## November

* November 8: A Transporte Aéreo Militar Douglas DC-3 (registration TAM-05) disappeared on a cargo flight from San Borja to El Alto International Airport, La Paz. Three members of crew were lost in the accident.