page_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 since 2000
section_title: 2003
hierarchical_section_title: List of accidents and incidents involving the DC-3 since 2000 / 2003
caption_attribution_description: English: The AMI DC-3 features Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6 engines instead of the original radial engines, and a longer fuselage than the original aircraft.The plane once served the S A Air Force and while flying for the South African Air Force in 1986 was hit by a SA 7 missile. Its tail control surfaces were destroyed but all the same the plane came to a safe landing. The incident can be found on the Dakota Association od South Africa ( DASA) under the CN 32961. Digital image of DC-3TP ZS-OJJ taken by YSSYguy at Goulburn Airport, New South Wales on 4 February 2007, and uploaded for use in the Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6 article.
context_page_description: This is a list of accidents and incidents involving the Douglas DC-3 that have taken place since 1 January 2000, including aircraft based on the DC-3 airframe such as the Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Basler BT-67 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.
context_section_description: 10 March
  Aero Modifications International (AMI) DC-3-65TP ZS-MFY of Rossair Contracts was substantially damaged in a landing accident at Rumbek Airport in Sudan due to encountering windshear. The aircraft was repaired, and flown out on 17 April 2003.
  19 March
  Aerotaxi Flight 882, operated by Douglas DC-3C CU-T1192, was hijacked on a flight from Rafael Cabrera Airport, Nueva Gerona, Cuba to José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba. The aircraft landed in the United States at Key West International Airport, Key West, Florida, where the six hijackers were detained.
  30 April
  In Colombia, Basler BT-67 PNC-0212 of the Servicio Aéreo de Policía was damaged beyond repair when it overran the runway at Aguas Claras Airport, Ocaña.
  2 October
  A Douglas DC-3 operating an illegal flight for the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia was destroyed by the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana at Bocas del Rosario in Colombia.
  21 November
  Douglas C-47A ZS-BXF, operating South African Air Force Historic Flight Flight 668, was substantially damaged in a forced landing in South Africa after both engines failed shortly after take-off from Lanseria International Airport, Johannesburg, due to fuel mismanagement. The aircraft's destination was AFB Swartkop, Centurion. Repairs were carried out at OR Tambo International Airport, Kempton Park, Gauteng. The restored aircraft flew out on 10 November 2006.
  30 December
  Douglas DC-3C N781T of Tol-Air Services was substantially damaged when the starboard undercarriage collapsed on landing at Cyril E. King Airport, Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands after a flight that originated at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
caption: AMI DC-3-65TP
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