page_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1973
section_title: November
hierarchical_section_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 in 1973 / November
caption_attribution_description: English: Air Vietnam plane and passengers, 1961.
context_page_description: This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that took place in 1973, 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.
context_section_description: On 17 November, Douglas C-47B XV-NIE of Air Vietnam crashed 20 kilometres (11 nmi) north north west of Quảng Ngãi killing all 27 people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic scheduled passenger flight from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Saigon to Quảng Ngãi Airport.
   On 23 November, Douglas C-47 MM61832 of the Aeronautica Militare Italiana crashed at Porto Marghera killing four people.
   On 21 November, Douglas R4D-8 17171 of the United States Navy made a forced landing on a sandur in Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla and was abandoned. As of 2020, the fuselage of the aircraft remains at the site and has become a tourist attraction.
caption: An Air Vietnam Douglas C-47
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